The 10th Ministers’ Conference would be held in Vietnam in April, said the visiting Vietnamese delegation during the Regional Assembly meeting of International Cooperative Alliance Asia-Pacific held last month in Delhi.
“Authorized by the government of Vietnam , we would like to invite you to attend the 10th cooperative Ministers’ Conference in Hanoi, Vietnam from 18-21 April 2017”, said the leader of the delegation from the podium.
The 10th cooperative ministers conference is a joint initiative of the Government of Vietnam, the Vietnam Cooperative Alliance (VCA) and the International Cooperative Alliance Asia and Asia Pacific (ICA-AP).
The VCA, the apex organization of the Vietnam cooperative movement promotes the development of cooperatives and the cooperative economy, supports policy formulation around the cooperative sector, and represents the rights of members in a range of sectors including agriculture, trade, industry, and construction among others.
In Vietnam, the first cooperative was set up in 40s as the iconic President of Vietnam Ho Chi Minh- a believer in cooperative ideology felt the cooperative is the only way to help the farmers, handicraftsmen and labourers of developing economic.
The theme for the 10th Asia Pacific Co-operative Ministers’ conference is : “Vision Ahead of 2020”- Stakeholders in realizing the sustainable development goals.” The conference will aim to highlight the ways in which cooperatives are contributing in achieving the SDGS; explore ways to strengthen partnerships between Governments and Co-operative Stakeholders; and draw a road map to realize the potential of cooperative in sustainable development, read a press release.