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Role of legislators needs to be promoted in policy and legal planning, negotiation and the supervision of conventions, treaties, international commitments on sustainable development and climate change
Hanoi (VNA)- The role of legislators needs to be promoted in policy and legal
planning, negotiation and the supervision of conventions, treaties, international
commitments on sustainable development and climate change.
This was agreed among the delegates who attended a seminar on the role of the
Asian-Pacific Parliamentary Francophone Assembly (APF) in the environmental field
and climate change, which was organised by the APF, the International Francophone
Organisation (OIF) and Vietnam’s National Assembly in Hanoi on December 15.
On addressing the opening ceremony, Nguyen Van Son, the chairman of Vietnam’s
NA’s Committee for External Affairs, said that the event is meaningful in the
context of the 16 th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change (COP 16) that has just finished in Cancun, Mexico.
“The seminar stresses the responsibilities of Francophone member countries in
the face of common global challenges in Asia-the Pacific region”, said Son.
At the event, delegates from APF member countries such as Laos and the South
Pacific nation of Vanuatu as well as experts from the Institute for Energy and
Environment of Francophone Countries (IEPF), representatives of Vietnam’s
ministries, along with scientists agreed that environmental protection is always
an essential factor in sustainable socio-economic development.
In reality, in a global economy, climate change poses challenges to many countries
around the world, especially poor and developing countries, of whom many are
members of the Francophone bloc.
The delegates were also briefed on Vietnam’s progress in the implementation of
solutions on climate change as well as the NA’s role in sustainable development.
According to Jean Luc Lala, the Secretary General of Administration for the APF,
the crucial point is to find a balance between the economic benefits and
environmental protection, so all concerned parties must take own responsibility
after signing conventions and international treaties in this area.-Enditem
planning, negotiation and the supervision of conventions, treaties, international
commitments on sustainable development and climate change.
This was agreed among the delegates who attended a seminar on the role of the
Asian-Pacific Parliamentary Francophone Assembly (APF) in the environmental field
and climate change, which was organised by the APF, the International Francophone
Organisation (OIF) and Vietnam’s National Assembly in Hanoi on December 15.
On addressing the opening ceremony, Nguyen Van Son, the chairman of Vietnam’s
NA’s Committee for External Affairs, said that the event is meaningful in the
context of the 16 th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change (COP 16) that has just finished in Cancun, Mexico.
“The seminar stresses the responsibilities of Francophone member countries in
the face of common global challenges in Asia-the Pacific region”, said Son.
At the event, delegates from APF member countries such as Laos and the South
Pacific nation of Vanuatu as well as experts from the Institute for Energy and
Environment of Francophone Countries (IEPF), representatives of Vietnam’s
ministries, along with scientists agreed that environmental protection is always
an essential factor in sustainable socio-economic development.
In reality, in a global economy, climate change poses challenges to many countries
around the world, especially poor and developing countries, of whom many are
members of the Francophone bloc.
The delegates were also briefed on Vietnam’s progress in the implementation of
solutions on climate change as well as the NA’s role in sustainable development.
According to Jean Luc Lala, the Secretary General of Administration for the APF,
the crucial point is to find a balance between the economic benefits and
environmental protection, so all concerned parties must take own responsibility
after signing conventions and international treaties in this area.-Enditem
