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SUBJECT [Apr 2] Vietnamese National Assembly Chairwoman calls on AIPA member states to jointly protect ASEAN against COVID-19
DATE 2020-04-02
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Photo: Vietnam+. Vietnamese National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan calls on AIPA member states to jointly protect ASEAN against COVID-19

 

As worries of COVID-19 crisis are continuously elevating, Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, the Chairwoman of Vietnamese National Assembly and the Chair of the 41st General Assembly of ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly, has requested AIPA members to cooperate in the fight against the pandemic.

 

On March 30, 2020, the AIPA Chair sent a letter to the heads of its Members to emphasize a strong need for collective action in such crisis. She mentioned that the ASEAN community needs to uphold the spirit of solidarity, sharing, mutual assistance and wholehearted support towards countering the pandemic. She also noted that the ASEAN Chairman Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc Statement on ASEAN’s joint response to the outbreak of COVID-19 issued on February 14 has contributed largely to the efforts to curb the spread of the virus in the region.

 

AIPA Member Parliaments were encouraged to work with Governments of ASEAN Member Countries and support the regional society, in medical and financial terms, to fight against the virus. Moreover, she highlighted the necessity of parliaments to spread messages of love, solidarity and encouragement to all peoples, especially to the medical teams working on the front lines of the Covid-19 pandemic. She ended her appeal with a strong will from the Vietnamese Assembly to dedicate themselves to a peaceful and safe environment in the region, for a successful AIPA presidency.

 

 

[Sources]

AIPA. (2020, April 1). Vietnam: NA Chairwoman's letter to AIPA members' heads. Retrieved from https://aipasecretariat.org/vietnam-na-chairwomans-letter-to-aipa-members-heads/

 

VNA. (2020, March 30). Top legislator calls on AIPA member states to jointly protect ASEAN against COVID-19: Politics: Vietnam (VietnamPlus). Retrieved from https://en.vietnamplus.vn/top-legislator-calls-on-aipa-member-states-to-jointly-protect-asean-against-covid19/170948.vnp

 

 

BY MSEAP Cyber Secretariat (mseap@assembly.go.kr)