Opening remarks from Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue at the opening ceremony of the 9th Global Conference for Young Parliamentarians.
HA NOI, VIETNAM – Media OutReach – 15 September 2023 – On behalf of the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the Vietnamese people, I am pleased to warmly welcome the President, the Secretary General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), the President of the IPU Board of the Forum of Young Parliamentarians, member and observer parliamentary delegations, and invited guests to the the 9th Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians held in Hanoi – the city for peace, the capital of thousands of years of Vietnamese culture.
With the theme “The Role of Young People in Promoting the Realisation of Sustainable Development Goals via Digital Transformation and Innovations ” and thematic discussion sessions on digital transformation, innovation and entrepreneurship and promoting respect for cultural diversity for sustainable development, I recommend delegates discuss the content as follows:
First, what needs to be done and how to comply with and ensure international law and the UN Charter, which serves as a key condition to preserve and cultivate peace, cooperation and sustainable development?
Second, the role of developed countries, international organisations, the business community and young people in addressing global issues, for example, sustainable and safe digital transformation; equitable energy transition, adaptation to climate change and strong diffusion of entrepreneurship and innovation.
Third, in order to make people and businesses to truly be the centre of all decisions in the development process, both the goal, the driving force and the basic resource in all resources, what and how do we need to continue to do in planning, implementing laws and organising actions towards the happiness of the people?
Fourth, promoting cultural and human values in sustainable development, promoting respect for cultural diversity in the context of the 4th industrial revolution; tightening cooperation in innovating ways to operate the economy, sharply increasing labour productivity, creating new driving forces for economic growth, and at the same time, helping State agencies operate more transparently, effectively on the digitalisation roadmap, to narrow the development gap and ensure national sovereignty as well as personal privacy in cyberspace.
Fifth, I suggest that IPU research and establish a network of global young parliamentarians on innovation to exchange and learn from each other’s experience.
Late President Ho Chi Minh – the genius leader of the Vietnamese people and the world cultural celebrity – used the image of spring – the most beautiful season of the year to describe the youth: “A year begins in the spring. A life begins in youth. Youth is the spring of society”. He also said: “Youth are the future owners of the country. In-deed, prosperity or decline, strength or weak-ness of the country all come from youth.”
Youth and young people are the force taking on the mission and historical responsibility in the integration and development of each country and the common prosperity of the world. I believe that every young parliamentarian from member parliaments will promote their intelligence, youth, creativity, responsibility and enthusiasm to actively contribute to the success of the conference.
With that strong belief, I would like to declare the opening of the 9th Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians.
Wishing you good health and happiness.
Wishing the young parliamentarians have productive working days as well as interesting and memorable experience in our beautiful and hospitable country!
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