Delegate Nguyen Hai Anh - National Assembly Delegation of Dong Thap Province: Promoting cooperation between young National Assembly Deputies, Vietnamese youth with young parliamentarians around the world

From September 14-17, 2023, for the first time, the Vietnamese National Assembly will host the 9th Global Young Parliamentarians' Conference. Before the opening session, delegate Nguyen Hai Anh - National Assembly Delegation of Dong Thap province said that this is a practical activity to implement the foreign policy of the 13th National Party Congress while promoting bilateral and multilateral cooperation between young Vietnamese National Assembly deputies, Vietnamese youth with young parliamentarians, youth delegates - the future generation of leaders of countries.

Vietnam National Assembly hosts 9th Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians

With the approval of the Politburo and the support of the member parliaments of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), the Vietnamese National Assembly will host the 9th Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians from September 14-17, 2023 in Hanoi with the theme: "The role of youth in promoting the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals through digital transformation and innovation" . This is an important foreign affairs event, a practical activity to implement the foreign policy of the 13th National Party Congress, while promoting bilateral and multilateral cooperation between young Vietnamese National Assembly deputies, Vietnamese youth with young parliamentarians, youth delegates - the future generation of leaders of countries...

Reporter: With the approval of the Politburo and the support of the member parliaments of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), the Vietnamese National Assembly will host the 9th Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians from September 14-17, 2023 in Hanoi. This is the first time the Vietnamese National Assembly has hosted this event, so how do delegates evaluate this important event?

Delegate Nguyen Hai Anh - National Assembly Delegation of Dong Thap Province: This is a very meaningful event in the context of the world political and economic situation not showing many positive signs of a stable, sustainable and comprehensive recovery prospect after the COVID-19 pandemic; many global supply chains and value chains have not been completely overcome after disruptions, concerns about food security have increased recently in the context of the Russia-Ukraine armed conflict continuing to be fierce and with no prospect of resolution; the confrontation between the US, the West and Russia is escalating; strategic competition between major countries is entering the most intense phase since the Cold War; the trend of power between major countries is increasing; international law and multilateral mechanisms are facing serious challenges; many new measures and technical barriers in trade and investment are creating certain concerns; In addition, there are many potential risks and intertwined challenges that can potentially cause unwanted impacts on the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.

Accounting for the vast majority of the world's population, young people are increasingly demonstrating their pioneering and pioneering role and are an important force contributing to the creation of wealth, material, mastery of science and technology and becoming future leaders. In the context that many countries are promoting youth empowerment and creating mechanisms for youth to participate more deeply and widely in leadership, decision-making and implementation mechanisms, the Vietnamese National Assembly's hosting of the 9th Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians is an extremely meaningful and practical activity affirming the foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, peace, friendship, cooperation and development, multilateralization and diversification of foreign relations; is a friend, a reliable partner and an active, responsible member in the international community as approved by the 13th National Party Congress, Resolution No. 34-NQ/TW of the Politburo on "Some major orientations and policies to implement the foreign policy of the 13th National Party Congress", Resolution No. 22-NQ/TW of the Politburo on international integration, Directive No. 25-CT/TW of the Central Party Secretariat, 12th tenure on promoting and elevating multilateral diplomacy to 2030 and the Vietnam Youth Development Strategy for the period 2021-2030.

Secretary General of the National Assembly, Chairman of the National Assembly Office Bui Van Cuong and Secretary General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Martin Chungong signed an Agreement on the method of organizing the 9th Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians (Photo: Archive)

The 9th Global Young Parliamentarians' Conference hosted by the Vietnamese National Assembly in September 2023, following the successful hosting of the 132nd Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly - IPU (2015), the 26th Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum - APPF (2016) and the 41st ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly - AIPA (2020), is a clear demonstration of the National Assembly's spirit of constant innovation and decisive action for the benefit of the people, consistent with the viewpoint of active, effective, responsible and proactive participation of the Vietnamese National Assembly in the IPU - the world's largest inter-parliamentary organization; at the same time, it shows the world Vietnam's attention, appreciation and concern for the young generation as well as the common global issues facing young people today.

As the host country of the Conference, we will have many conditions and initiative in promoting Vietnam's interests through the parliamentary channel, meeting the development requirements and development trends in the new period, including digital transformation, innovation, green transformation, sustainable development. With hundreds of delegates expected to be young parliamentarians from all IPU member parliaments attending, this will be a good opportunity for us to promote and widely promote to international friends the historical traditions, cultural values, the image of the country, the friendly and hospitable Vietnamese people, the foreign policy, the achievements of Vietnam's socio-economic development, including the attention, care, training and facilitation of the Party and State for young people; At the same time, it is an opportunity to strengthen and deepen the relations between Vietnam and many important partners, especially promoting bilateral and multilateral cooperation between young Vietnamese National Assembly deputies, Vietnamese youth with young parliamentarians, youth delegates - the future generation of leaders of countries; seeking the support of the IPU and member parliaments for the cause of national construction, protection and development.

Delegate Nguyen Hai Anh - National Assembly Delegation of Dong Thap province

Reporter: The general theme of the 9th Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians is “The role of youth in promoting the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals through digital transformation and innovation”. Following this event, what specific content of the selected theme of this Conference are delegates particularly interested in?

Delegate Nguyen Hai Anh - National Assembly Delegation of Dong Thap Province: It can be affirmed that the general theme of the 9th Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians is a very suitable theme, meeting the expectations of the majority of member parliaments as well as a large number of young parliamentarians. The world is facing many challenges when the achievements in fighting poverty in the world are likely to be pushed back, political, economic and social instability is likely to delay commitments to implement the Sustainable Development Goals, the environment and response to climate change. The movement of the world after the COVID-19 pandemic and advances in science and technology are shaping new development models, as well as posing strong requirements in promoting digital transformation and innovation to solve the problems facing humanity. On the way to reaching those noble sustainable development goals, young people, regardless of their country, are always a force with high expectations. Therefore, I believe that the theme of this Conference is topical, highly practical, urgent and in line with the expectations of a large number of young parliamentarians and youth from all countries.

It is noteworthy that the 9th Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians was held exactly 8 years after the successful 132nd Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly (IPU-132) in Hanoi (March 2015) with the theme: “Sustainable Development Goals: Turning Words into Action”. The Hanoi Declaration of IPU-132 affirmed the role of the IPU and member parliaments in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals, addressing global security issues such as climate change, water resources, and counter-terrorism. And now, when we have passed more than half of the journey to implement those Goals (expected to be completed by 2030), the choice of this theme for the Global Young Parliamentarians' Conference shows the trust and expectations of leaders for young parliamentarians and young people, as well as the increasing role of young parliamentarians and young people globally in discussing and evaluating the progress of implementation, clearly recognizing the difficulties and challenges to propose solutions to accelerate the progress of implementing the Sustainable Development Goals, emphasizing the role of digital transformation and innovation - a field that is considered to strongly change the development methods, helping humanity move faster in the sprint to complete the Sustainable Development Goals. I also especially expect that there will be many presentations, many discussions, contributions and many solutions from young parliamentarians, youth delegates from countries around the world on this content.

Reporter: The opening session of the Conference will take place on September 15, 2023. What are the delegates' expectations ahead of the 9th Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians?

Delegate Nguyen Hai Anh - National Assembly Delegation of Dong Thap Province: As an important political-diplomatic event in 2023 of the country, with the topicality, importance and urgency of the Conference theme, with the careful preparation of the host country, the close coordination with the IPU Secretariat and the Leadership Board of the IPU Young Parliamentarians Forum, especially, with the positive and impressive results in socio-economic development in recent times and the impressions in the hearts of international friends about the tradition of hospitality, the 9th Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians will attract the attention of a large number of young parliamentarians from IPU member parliaments as well as youth of countries, observer representatives, affiliated organizations, IPU partner organizations, observers, political and international relations researchers, youth organizations as well as regional and international press and media agencies.

I strongly believe that the Conference will be a great success, achieving the set goals, including issuing a Conference Statement with a strong message, bearing the mark of Vietnam, to contribute to the implementation of international commitments related to the Conference theme, leaving deep impressions in the hearts of young parliamentarians and delegates attending the Conference.

Reporter: Thank you very much, Delegate!

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