National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung will attend the 4th World Conference of Speakers of Parliament to be held in New York and will pay an official visit to the US from August 31 to September 9.
The trip is made at the invitation of the Chairman of the Inter-Parliamentary Union Saber Chaudhury, US Senator Patrick Leahy, Speaker of the US House of Representatives John Boehner and US Senator John Mc Cain, announced the NA’s External Relations Committee on August 24.
The largest-ever World Conference of Speakers of Parliament is expected to attract more than 150 leaders of parliaments, Senates and Houses of Representatives from over 140 countries, as part of activities towards the UN Summit slated for September 25-27.
During the event, Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung will deliver a speech at a general session, chair a thematic session on sustainable development, and bilaterally meet parliamentary leaders of countries.
The attendance reflects the Party and State’s foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, diversification and multilateralisation of ties and international integration.
