On the sidelines of the 45th AIPA General Assembly, the AIPA Secretary General had the opportunity to have bilateral meetings with Canada and UN Women, Norway, Armenia, Germany, Australia, Algeria, Russia, Ukraine, Bahrain, and Belarus. The National Assembly of Lao PDR hosts 𝘵𝘩𝘦 45𝘵𝘩 𝘈𝘐𝘗𝘈 𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘭𝘺 with the theme “The Role of Parliaments in Enhancing Connectivity and Inclusive Growth of ASEAN” 𝘪𝘯 Vientiane, Lao PDR 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 17 𝘵𝘰 23 October 2024.