還記得重慶直轄后首次舉行的高級別國際會議AAPP嗎？

□ 文/本刊記者 熊怡

還記得重慶直轄后首次舉行的高級別國際會議AAPP嗎？

□ 文/本刊記者 熊怡

2002年4月16日—19日，亞洲議會和平協會第三屆年會分別在北京和重慶隆重召開。

亞洲議會和平協會（A s s o ci atio n o f A si a n Parliaments for Peace，簡稱AAPP），是亞洲議會大會（Asian Parliamentary Assembly，簡稱APA）的前身。我國全國人民代表大會是亞洲議會和平協會和亞洲議會大會的創始成員，派團出席了亞洲議會和平協會和亞洲議會大會歷屆年會。

2002年4月16日—19日，北京和重慶共同承辦了亞洲議會和平協會第三屆年會。16日，AAPP第三屆年會在北京人民大會堂開幕；17日，AAPP第三屆年會移至重慶舉行。本屆年會也是全國人大常委會在新世紀初承辦的又一次重要的大型國際會議。在重慶舉行的第一次會議上，時任全國人大常委會委員長李鵬當選協會新任主席。19日，在重慶人民大禮堂舉行的閉幕式上，大會誕生了具有歷史意義的《亞洲議會和平協會重慶宣言》。

此次盛會共有39個外國代表團、300余人參會，是當時重慶承辦的規模最大、級別最高的國際會議。時值重慶直轄五周年，會議選址重慶，這一中國改革開放以來取得巨大成就的一個“窗口”，表明中央政府對中西部唯一直轄市重慶的關心和重視。重慶成功協辦AAPP第三屆年會，向世人展示了重慶直轄5年來的巨大發展和變化，充分展示了山城人民開朗好客、奮發進取的精神風貌，提升了城市的管理水平。

AAPP第三屆年會向亞洲、向世界傳遞出強烈的追求和平、共謀繁榮的信息，亞洲各國議會“創建和諧亞洲”的共識初步顯現。各國與會代表認為，和平與發展相輔相成，和平是促進發展的重要前提，也是增強繁榮的唯一途徑。努力促進各國議會間的合作，對世界和地區的和平與發展至關重要。亞洲各國議會領導人和議員圍繞“和平與發展”這一主題，就世界多極化與世界和平，經濟全球化與發展中國家，加強國際合作、推動建立國際政治經濟新秩序等議題進行了深入磋商和廣泛交流。亞洲議會和平協會開辟了各國立法機構對話與交流的新篇章。

通過本次年會，AAPP的重要作用進一步受到重視并得以發揮，亞洲各國加強團結、共同應對新挑戰的意愿和共識進一步增強。與會者秉承求同存異、平等協商的精神，就許多問題進行了坦誠討論，通過了反映與會各方共識的《亞洲議會和平協會重慶宣言》，表達了“和平與發展”的時代主題。

亞洲議會和平協會自1999年9月在孟加拉國首都達卡成立，至2006年11月共舉行了7屆年會。在伊朗舉行的亞洲議會和平協會第七屆年會決定，將亞洲議會和平協會正式轉變為亞洲議會大會。

今天，亞洲議會大會42個成員國全部是我國倡導的“一帶一路”沿線的重要國家，這些亞洲國家領導人也都積極回應與參與了這一合作倡議。作為亞洲大家庭的一員，中國的發展與亞洲的整體發展密不可分，亞洲議會大會已成為促進亞洲互聯互通合作的重要平臺。

（圖片由市政府外事僑務辦提供）

① 2002年4月19日，AAPP第三屆年會閉幕式在重慶人民大禮堂舉行。

② 2002年4月16日，在京出席亞洲議會和平協會第三屆年會的貴賓合影。

Association of Asian Parliaments for Peace (AAPP)refers to the predecessor of Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA). National People’s Congress of China constitutes one of the founding members of AAPP and APA. In every year, China will send a delegation to attend their annual meeting.

Over the April 16-19, 2002, Beijing and Chongqing worked together to hold the Third Annual Meeting of AAPP. On April 16, the Third Annual Meeting of AAPP was inaugurated at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing; on April 17, the annual meeting moved its holding place to Chongqing and wrapped up in Chongqing on April 19. This annual meeting was another important international conference held by Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress at the beginning of new century in which a significant declaration-Chongqing Declaration of AAPP was introduced.

This annual meeting represented the largest and highest international conference held by Chongqing at that time as 39 foreign delegations with a total of 300 or more representatives participated in it.As the year of 2002 marked the fi fth anniversary of Chongqing being set as a municipality, the annual meeting was held in Chongqing, a place which has served as an “access” to great achievements since the introduction of reform and opening-up policy, demonstrating the great importance attached by central government to the only municipality in Central and Western region of China. Coorganization of the Third Annual Meeting of AAPP by Chongqing showed people its tremendous changes over the past five years since it became a municipality, and fully demonstrated the spirit of Chongqing people-enthusiasm, hospitality and hard working, thus promoting city’s management.

The Third Annual Meeting of AAPP signaled the ardent pursuit of peace and common prosperity to Asia and beyond, and parliaments in Asian countries reached an initial consensus on the “building of harmonious Asia”. Participant representatives from Asian countries claimed that peace and development complement each other;peace acts as an important premise of development and the only means of pursuing prosperity.Therefore, in pursuing the world and regional peace and development, it is of great importance to make great efforts to promote inter-parliament cooperation in Asian countries. Leaders and members of Asian parliaments, focusing on the theme of “peace and development”, had an in-depth and wide consultations and exchanges on the following issues including world polarization and peace,economic globalization and developing countries,promotion of international cooperation and building of new international political and economic order.AAPP has opened up a new chapter in dialogue and exchanges of legislatures of Asian countries.

This annual meeting helped to focus more attention on the role of AAPP and its full play, and strengthen the willingness and consensus of Asian countries to work in unison to cope with new challenges.Participators, upholding the spirit of seeking common ground while reserving difference and equal consultation, conducted a sincere discussion on many issues and approved the Chongqing Declaration of AAPP which re fl ects the consensus reached among participating countries, highlighting the theme of our times-“peace and development”.

During the period from September 1999 when it was founded in Dhaka, capital of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh to November 2006, AAPP has held seven annual meetings. The Seventh Annual Meeting of AAPP held in Iran made a decision to of fi cially turn AAPP into APA.

Today, 42 member states of APA constitute major countries along the Belt and Road routes, and the leaders of those Asian countries have a active response to this initiative proposed by China. Being a member of the Asian big family, China cannot make progresses without the overall development of Asia, and APA has developed into an important platform for boosting Asian connectivity.

(The pictures are provided by Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs Of fi ce of Chongqing Municipal People’ s Government)

Do You Remember AAPP—the First High-level International Conference Held after Chongqing Being Set as a Municipality?

□ Article / journalist Xiong Yi