Hanoi (VNA) – Headof the Party Central Committee’s Mass Mobilisation Commission Truong Thi Maihosted a reception in Hanoi on March 3 for a delegation of the ASEANCommunity Women's Group led by Ambassador Nguyen Nguyet Nga, on the occasion ofthe 110th anniversary of the International Women’s Day (March 8).

With the Party and State’sattention to building the legal framework regarding women’s interest, Mai saidthe Vietnamese women have further affirmed their role in social aspects,including external affairs.

Congratulating the group on itsachievements over the past five years, she lauded its cultural andpeople-to-people exchanges, such as gatherings on the ASEAN Family Day andjoining in the international cuisine festivals, as well as contributions tosocial and charity events across Vietnam.

Mai asked the group to continuewith activities to realise ASEAN’s priorities this year, strengthen bondsbetween women in the world and ASEAN in particular, and help build the ASEANcommon cultural identity for its strong development.

For her part, Ambassador Nga, honorarychairwoman of the ASEAN Community Women’s group in Hanoi, said 2020 marks thefifth anniversary of the group and five years of the building of the ASEANCommunity. The group’s activities have contributed to friendship and solidaritybetween ASEAN peoples and international friends.

She affirmed that the group willsupport gender equality work in Vietnam, and wished to receive further supportto contribute to Vietnam’s ASEAN Chairmanship Year 2020./.