The meeting of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) Committee on Political Matters (Photo: VOV)

At the meeting of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) Committee on Political Matters, Vietnam reaffirmed its viewpoint and shared its stance with ASEAN, emphasizing the importance of maintaining peace, security, stability, safety, and freedom of navigation and overflight in the East Sea.

The Vietnamese delegation also highlighted the importance of peacefully settling disputes in accordance with widely recognized principles of international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), fully and effectively implementing the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC), and working towards the early conclusion of a substantive and effective Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC) that is in line with international law.

During the meeting of the AIPA Committee on Social Matters, the Vietnamese delegation said green growth is a vital aspect of sustainable development, and emphasized the need for a well-integrated, rational, and harmonious approach to socio-economic development and environmental protection that addresses present needs without disadvantaging future generations.

At the AIPA Committee on Economic Matters, the participants discussed two resolutions proposed by Vietnam on promoting the innovation, transfer, application, and development of science and technology for sustainable growth and development, and promoting the adoption of ASEAN guidelines on responsible investment in the food, agriculture, and forestry sectors.