Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh city Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhat receives Vietnamese, Lao and Cambodian women. (Photo: hcmcpv.org.vn)
The visit was part of the program on the journey of friendship among Vietnamese, Lao and Cambodian women, and the forum highlighting Vietnamese, Lao and Cambodia women building up the friendly and cooperative relationship, contributing to realizing sustainable development targets by 2020.
Welcoming the delegation, Secretary Nhan congratulated the Vietnamese, Lao and Cambodian women on their contributions to the national development in each country, expressing his sincere thanks to Lao and Cambodian women for supporting Vietnamese women and people during its national liberation and reunification.
He showed his pleasure when the rate of Vietnamese, Lao and Cambodian women participating in social work is highest among Southeast Asian nations; and the rate of female National Assembly deputies is rather high, at over 20%.
According to Secretary Nhan, Ho Chi Minh city always pays attention to the development of women, which is shown in the fact that the rate of female leaders at the city level is 20%, at the district level is 30% and the number of women participating in People’s Councils is some 40%, the highest level of the country.
“The city has continuously worked to improve housing, education, healthcare and employment policies for the women,” he added. About the program on the journey of friendship among Vietnamese, Lao and Cambodian women, Nguyen Thi Thu Ha, President of the Vietnam Women’s Union, said that the program, which had been an initiative of the Vietnam Women’s Union since September 4th, aimed to reinforce solidarity among women from Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.
She went on to say that through the journey, the delegation witnessed deep affection for Vietnam from Lao and Cambodian localities’ people, pledging that the Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia Women’s Unions would increase teaching on traditional relationship among the three countries, enhance sharing of experience in women work, and speed up links and exchanges among women from the three countries.
Addressing the meeting, President of the Cambodia Women’s Union for Peace and Development Men Sam An confirmed that the journey would continue to reinforce the strong relationship among women from the 3 countries. “Vietnamese, Lao and Cambodia women are close sisters in the role of mothers and grandmothers in teaching the young generation about the solidarity among the three countries,” she said.
Agreeing that the meetings among Vietnamese, Lao and Cambodian women were necessary for women to promote their role in contributing to society, President of the Laos Women’s Union Inlavan Keobounphan said that women from the three countries should reinforce cooperation to promote the sustainability of Vietnam - Laos - Cambodia relations./.