The General Assembly of the International Conference of Asian Political Parties held in Seoul 2006. Photo: theicapp.org

A Vietnamese delegation led by Hoang Binh Quan, member of the Party Central Committee (PCC) and Head of the PCC Commission for External Relations, attended the 6th General Assembly of the International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP 6) in Phnom Penh from Dec. 1-3.

The meeting issued the Phnom Penh statement, pledging to ensure peace, security and stability in the region based on the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity; the right of self-determination on economic issues and the political and social regimes of each nation; non-interference in internal affairs; and peacefully solving territorial disputes in line with international laws.

The meeting committed to cooperate to peacefully solve urgent issues of the region and the world, particularly poverty reduction, establishment of an open region, enhancement of economic and trade cooperation at regional and sub-regional levels, and turning Mekong sub-region into Asia ’s sustainable agricultural growth centre.

It also emphasised the need to struggle for environmental protection, joining hands against natural calamities and diseases and the protection of cultural heritage sites, and called for national reconciliation in civil-conflict countries and a poverty reduction fund and micro-finance fund.

It also proposed to set up organisations for women and youth in ICAPP and agreed to hold a tripartite meeting between political parties of Asia, Africa and Latin America .

The Vietnamese delegation participated in all activities of the meeting and stressed sustainable development and the role of Asian political parties, proposed a mechanism for exchange of regional security issues and sought an increase in people-to-people exchanges, particularly among youth.

The thee-day meeting drew 326 delegates from 89 political parties in 36 Asian nations, a number of heads of state and former heads of state, and observers from non-Asian political parties and organisations.

Source: VNA