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About AIPA

About AIPA

With the philosophy of One Vision, One Identity and One Community, the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly or AIPA serves as the center of communication and exchange of information within the AIPA Member Parliaments. AIPA aims to encourage understanding, cooperation, and close relations among Member Parliaments, Observer Parliaments and other parliamentary organizations. Additionally, AIPA also plays instrumental role in familiarizing the peoples of Southeast Asia with policies aimed at accelerating the realization of an ASEAN Community in 2015.


Formally established on September 2, 1977 at the 3rd ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Conference in Manila, Philippines, AIPA has since gathered the regional parliamentary organisation to the assembly. Currently, there are 10 AIPA Member Parliaments namely Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Viet Nam


Meanwhile Parliament of Australia, The National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus, Parliament of Canada, The National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China, European Parliament, Parliament of India, National Diet of Japan, New Zealand Parliament, National Parliament of Papua New Guinea, Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, The National Assembly of the Republic of Korea, and Parliament of Timor Leste makes up the Observer Parliament. During the 41st AIPA General Assembly hosted by Viet Nam, AIPA has admitted The House of Representatives of the Kingdom of Morocco and Parliament of Norway as the new observers.