Hanoi, Nov. 12 -- This trip will be made at the invitation of Faustino "Bojie" De Guzman Dy III, Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines and President of the 47th AIPA General Assembly, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The AIPA-47, themed "Parliaments Securing a Peaceful, Prosperous, and People-centered ASEAN," is scheduled to take place in Manila, the Philippines, from November 16-22.

Viet Nam officially became a member of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Organization (AIPO) (now AIPA) on September 19, 1995.

Since then, the Vietnamese National Assembly has actively and proactively participated in AIPA activities, and made responsible contributions alongside the parliaments of other member countries to stre...