Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly’s Committee for External Relations Vu Hai Ha leads the Vietnamese delegation to the event (Photo: VNA)

Hosted by Cambodia, the event was themed “strengthening parliamentary partnership for sustainable development and response to COVID-19 in the CLV Development Triangle Area,” aiming to realise the shared interests and cope with the COVID-19 pandemic for the common prosperity and solidarity of people in the area as well as the promotion of traditional friendship and long-term solidarity among the three countries.

In his address, Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly’s Committee for External Relations Vu Hai Ha said. 'Amid serious damage by the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam agreed with the theme of the conference on strengthening parliamentary partnership for sustainable development and response to COVID-19 in the CLV Development Triangle Area.  To realise the goals included in the conference’s theme, all parties should exert more efforts to implement their commitments for the comprehensive socio-economic development in the Development Triangle Area in a sustainable manner, while rolling out effective measures to deal with the current complicated pandemic developments, and contributing to promoting the traditional friendship and solidarity among the three countries.'

Vietnam called for solidarity and shared responsibility of the Development Triangle Area in boosting cooperation, sharing experience, and applying science and technology in developing and sharing vaccines, medicines, and medical supplies in the fight against COVID-19.