(VOVworld)-  The 275^th session of the 136^th Inter-Parliamentary Union was convened in Dhaka, Bangladesh over the past two days.

Vietnam participates in a session of the 136th IPU Executive Committee

The session discussed financial issues, the implementation of the IPU Strategy in the next four years, cooperation between UN agencies, preparations for the 200^th session of the IPU Executive Council and 137^th General Assembly to be held in Saint Petersburg in October, and revisions to the IPU mechanism and regulations. In his address at the event, Head of the Vietnamese NA’s External Relations Committee Nguyen Van Giau highlighted the IPU’s focus on promoting gender equality and women’s rights. He said Vietnam will work with the IPU in climate change response and disaster risk reduction.