In an effort to robust the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (#SDGs) under the United Nations Agenda 2030 in the regional level, especially Goal 4 “Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all”, the Vietnam National Assembly hosted AIPA Conference “𝗔𝗜𝗣𝗔 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁” on July 30th, 2020. The event were attended by H.E. Phung Quoc Hien, Vice – President of the National Assembly; the United Nations (UN) representative in Vietnam, Mr Michael Croft, the Inter-Parliamentary Union Secretary General, Mr. Martin Chungong; and parliamentarians of AIPA member parliaments as well as the Vietnam government’s representatives and diplomatic corps and international organizations.

The event emphasized the important role of parliaments in making legal framework for distance education and online education in the context of COVID-19 pandemic, to conserve and connect cultural heritages in ASEAN in coherence with sustainable tourism development and in mobilizing resources for educational and cultural development serving sustainable development goals.