National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân delivered a speech at the plenary discussion 140th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU-140) in Doha, Qatar. — VNA/VNS Photo Trọng Đức

DOHA — The National Assembly of Vietnam is a responsible member of the IPU and is ready to work with the IPU and other member parliaments to implement resolutions and initiatives, contributing to building peace and sustainable development for the sake of people around the globe, Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân said.

Ngân made the statement while addressing the plenary session of the 140th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU-140) in Doha, the capital city of Qatar, on April 7.

The IPU-140 opened on April 6, under the theme “Parliaments as platforms to enhance education for peace, security and the rule of law”. It brought together leaders of parliaments, heads of delegations from 160 member parliaments, over 1,600 parliamentarians and representatives from international organisations.

Ngân said peace, security, and sustainable development are the goals that require all nations to make more joint efforts to build foundations, in which education is used as an approach and also a prerequisite.

In the current global context, education helps promote dialogue, enhance mutual understanding, fight against xenophobia, and prevent extremism, she said, adding education needs to target everyone in society on the basis of equality and justice.

She stressed the important role of parliamentarians in fine-tuning the legal system, distributing budget, supervising the Government’s implementation of action plans in education, as well as their role as a bridge for improving knowledge and awareness of people about the important role of education for peace, security and sustainable development.

The Vietnamese leader welcomed every effort of the IPU in pushing its member parliaments to give priority to education via its resolutions adopted in 1993, 2001 and 2017, saying this IPU’s theme shows the long-term and humane vision, looking toward a sustainable future for multilateral cooperation among nations.

She said Việt Nam always gives priority to sustainable development, highlights education as its prime national policy to help raise intellectual standards, and generate high-quality human resources to meet requirements of Industry 4.0.

The National Assembly of Việt Nam adopted and revised many legal documents, such as the Constitution, the Law on Tertiary Education, and the Law on Vocational Training, and increased supervision with the aim of raising the quality of education in Việt Nam, the top legislator said.

She suggested that the international community continue to strengthen the peaceful and stable environment for sustainable development and focus on providing comprehensive education for everyone with the aim of preventing the seeds of conflicts and promoting international legal framework for education cooperation, boosting vocational training to improve the quality of labourers for economic development.

Along with promoting the role of parliaments and parliamentarians, providing a complete legal framework, building a state of the rule of law, and supervising the execution and approval of budgets for education reform programmes, the countries should work to ensure all people access education.

She underlined the need to continue supervising the implementation of national action plans to implement sustainable development goals, asking the IPU to press ahead with reforms to raise the efficiency and role of its member parliaments in carrying out adopted resolutions.

The leader stressed the importance of increasing dialogue, international cooperation and partnership between countries, and regional and international organisations, providing maximum support for countries that meet limitations in carrying out comprehensive and inclusive education programmes. — VNS