The Department of Councils of State
attended the 13th ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) Caucus that
focussed on the implementation of resolutions of the 42nd AIPA General
Assembly approved last year and the ‘Cooperation on the Digital Economy
in ASEAN in the Post COVID-19’ issue, at the Legislative Council
Building yesterday.
The assembly hosted virtually by the
National Assembly of Thailand was attended by 10 AIPA member countries,
including Brunei Darussalam.
The Sultanate attended the meeting as an
observer and was represented by Secretary to the Cabinet Minister’s
Meeting and Clerk to the Legislative Council Pehin Orang Kaya Pekerma
Jaya Dato Paduka Haji Judin bin Haji Asar.
Also present was incoming AIPA Secretary General Siti Rozaimeriyanty binti Dato Seri Laila Jasa Haji Abdul Rahman.
AIPA supports the ASEAN implementation by
following the direction plan of the second phase of the Bandar Seri
Begawan Roadmap for economic recovery through a digital transformation
to speed up digital economic plan for 2022-2025.
AIPA Caucus agreed unanimously on the
official report of the 13th AIPA Caucus meeting and the report will be
further discussed for approval during the 43rd general assembly, which
will be hosted by the National Assembly of Cambodia in November.
(News Source: Borneo Bulletin)