President Tran Dai Quang and National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan pose for a photo with participants of the meeting (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Leaders of the National Assembly metin Hanoi on March 5 with female ambassadors and heads of representative officesof international organisations in Vietnam on the occasion of InternationalWomen’s Day (March 8).
President Tran Dai Quang, NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and Vice NAChairwoman Tong Thi Phong were among others at the meeting.
Addressing the event, NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan congratulated theparticipants on International Women’s Day, while honouring women whocontributed to cooperation for development between Vietnam and theinternational community.
Stressing Vietnam’s efforts in realising sustainable development goals (SDG) approvedby the United Nations in September, 2015, she said the Vietnamese NA has beenpromoting its role in promulgating, amending and supplementing related-legaldocuments in order to create appropriate legal foundation and integrate the SDGsin decisions and long- and medium-term and annual socio-economic developmentplans. The NA also strengthens the supervision of the implementation of thegoals.
Joining hands in the common efforts, she said female Vietnamese NA deputies createdforums to compare notes and share experience as well as contribute to improvingthe NA’s operations, especially in issues relating to gender equality. The femaleVietnamese NA parliamentarians’ group of the 14th NA was set up in Novemberlast year.
Ngan welcomed outcomes of the group over the past time, hoping the group willfurther promote practical activities with new action plans and various forms tocontribute to raising the role of the Vietnamese women as well as female NAdeputies in the process of sustainable development and international integration,turning words into action and realising SDGs.
She took this opportunity to thank assistance from the international community forVietnam, saying that through female ambassadors and heads of international organisations’representative offices, Vietnam was provided with lessons from other countries,resources and technology to accelerate its integration and implement millenniumdevelopment goals and SDGs.
At the meeting, NA leaders, female head of some NA committees and foreignguests shared their views on position and role of women today, and activitiesof female Vietnamese NA deputies. They also compared notes on issues relatingto the rights of women, gender equality, children, sustainable development and cooperationin the areas.-VNA
President Tran Dai Quang, NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and Vice NAChairwoman Tong Thi Phong were among others at the meeting.
Addressing the event, NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan congratulated theparticipants on International Women’s Day, while honouring women whocontributed to cooperation for development between Vietnam and theinternational community.
Stressing Vietnam’s efforts in realising sustainable development goals (SDG) approvedby the United Nations in September, 2015, she said the Vietnamese NA has beenpromoting its role in promulgating, amending and supplementing related-legaldocuments in order to create appropriate legal foundation and integrate the SDGsin decisions and long- and medium-term and annual socio-economic developmentplans. The NA also strengthens the supervision of the implementation of thegoals.
Joining hands in the common efforts, she said female Vietnamese NA deputies createdforums to compare notes and share experience as well as contribute to improvingthe NA’s operations, especially in issues relating to gender equality. The femaleVietnamese NA parliamentarians’ group of the 14th NA was set up in Novemberlast year.
Ngan welcomed outcomes of the group over the past time, hoping the group willfurther promote practical activities with new action plans and various forms tocontribute to raising the role of the Vietnamese women as well as female NAdeputies in the process of sustainable development and international integration,turning words into action and realising SDGs.
She took this opportunity to thank assistance from the international community forVietnam, saying that through female ambassadors and heads of international organisations’representative offices, Vietnam was provided with lessons from other countries,resources and technology to accelerate its integration and implement millenniumdevelopment goals and SDGs.
At the meeting, NA leaders, female head of some NA committees and foreignguests shared their views on position and role of women today, and activitiesof female Vietnamese NA deputies. They also compared notes on issues relatingto the rights of women, gender equality, children, sustainable development and cooperationin the areas.-VNA
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