Preparations for Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum expedited
The head of the organising committee of the 26th Annual Meeting of the Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF-26),Tong Thi Phong, has urged relevant agencies to accelerate their preparations for the event which is set to transpire in Hanoi in early next year.
National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong, chaired the third meeting on December 15 reviewing preparations for the APPF-26.
Phong said the APPF-26 takes place following the success of the APEC Leaders’ Week 2017 in Da Nang and it will be an event for lawmakers across the Asia-Pacific to demonstrate their support for the Da Nang Declaration.
She urged the subcommittees to make thorough preparations for the APPF-26, particularly communication and promotion campaigns to popularize the country’s images.
Phong asked them to rapidly review and finalize all work as well as ensure top security for the successful hosting of the event.
Officials from all subcommittees in Content, Information and Communications, Reception and Logistics, and Health and Security alongside APPF-26 and APEC 2017 secretariats provided updates of their efforts in preparation for the event.
The APPF was founded by former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone on March 15, 1993. Bringing together parliamentarians from across the Asia-Pacific region, the forum aims to directly assist the APEC, contributing to peace, stability and prosperity in the region.
The APPF is a mechanism that enables parliamentarians to discuss issues of shared concern, and to deepen their understanding of the region and the interests and experience of its diverse members.
The forum’s proceedings address political, security, economic, social and cultural issues, thus furthering regional cooperation and building relations between and among parliamentarians from the Asia-Pacific region.
Vietnam hosted of the 13th APPF in Ha Long city in January 2005.
The 26th edition of the APPF will be held in Hanoi from January 18-21, 2018 under the theme “Parliamentary partnership: Peace, Innovation and Sustainable Development”.
The same day, the organising committee also announced the APPF event at a meeting in Hanoi with representatives of foreign diplomatic agencies in Vietnam.
The diplomats were briefed on the meeting’s preparations and working agenda, and the role of member states’ parliaments and foreign representative agencies and embassies in Hanoi.
Major activities during the meeting will include a meeting of female parliamentarians, a meeting of the APPF Executive Committee, the opening ceremony of APPF-26, a banquet hosted by Chairwoman of the Vietnamese National Assembly and APPF-26 Chair Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, and plenary sessions on politics, security, economy, trade, regional cooperation and APPF-related issues.
Foreign diplomatic representatives pledged their close coordination with the National Assembly’s Committee for External Relations to ensure the meeting’s success.
National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong, chaired the third meeting on December 15 reviewing preparations for the APPF-26.
Phong said the APPF-26 takes place following the success of the APEC Leaders’ Week 2017 in Da Nang and it will be an event for lawmakers across the Asia-Pacific to demonstrate their support for the Da Nang Declaration.
She urged the subcommittees to make thorough preparations for the APPF-26, particularly communication and promotion campaigns to popularize the country’s images.
Phong asked them to rapidly review and finalize all work as well as ensure top security for the successful hosting of the event.
Officials from all subcommittees in Content, Information and Communications, Reception and Logistics, and Health and Security alongside APPF-26 and APEC 2017 secretariats provided updates of their efforts in preparation for the event.
The APPF was founded by former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone on March 15, 1993. Bringing together parliamentarians from across the Asia-Pacific region, the forum aims to directly assist the APEC, contributing to peace, stability and prosperity in the region.
The APPF is a mechanism that enables parliamentarians to discuss issues of shared concern, and to deepen their understanding of the region and the interests and experience of its diverse members.
The forum’s proceedings address political, security, economic, social and cultural issues, thus furthering regional cooperation and building relations between and among parliamentarians from the Asia-Pacific region.
Vietnam hosted of the 13th APPF in Ha Long city in January 2005.
The 26th edition of the APPF will be held in Hanoi from January 18-21, 2018 under the theme “Parliamentary partnership: Peace, Innovation and Sustainable Development”.
The same day, the organising committee also announced the APPF event at a meeting in Hanoi with representatives of foreign diplomatic agencies in Vietnam.
The diplomats were briefed on the meeting’s preparations and working agenda, and the role of member states’ parliaments and foreign representative agencies and embassies in Hanoi.
Major activities during the meeting will include a meeting of female parliamentarians, a meeting of the APPF Executive Committee, the opening ceremony of APPF-26, a banquet hosted by Chairwoman of the Vietnamese National Assembly and APPF-26 Chair Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, and plenary sessions on politics, security, economy, trade, regional cooperation and APPF-related issues.
Foreign diplomatic representatives pledged their close coordination with the National Assembly’s Committee for External Relations to ensure the meeting’s success.
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