President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on October 20 hosted a meeting with incumbent and former female leaders of the Party and State, female members of the 13th Party Central Committee and female deputies to the 15th National Assembly (NA).
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, and NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue present flowers to the female NA deputies (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – President Nguyen Xuan Phuc onOctober 20 hosted a meeting with incumbent and former female leaders of theParty and State, female members of the 13th Party Central Committee and female deputies to the 15th National Assembly (NA).
The meeting, held on the occasion of the opening of the 15th NA’s fourth session and the 92nd founding anniversary of the Vietnamese Women’sUnion, also saw the presence of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue, andformer NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, among others.
Speaking at the meeting, President Phuc affirmed that womenhave played a significant role in the national construction and defence, and lefttheir strong imprints throughout the country’s history.
The Party and State have paid great attention to developingthe contingent of female officials in the political system from the central tolocal levels, he said, noting that the issue has been clearly stated in documents of all theParty Congresses and Party Central Committee’s resolutions.
Vietnam ranks 62nd among 193 countries in terms of theratio of women in the parliament. At the 15th NA, women are taking30.26% of total seats, while the average percentage is 21% in Asia and 26.4% inthe world. Vietnam had the first NA leader at 14th tenure, he noted.
The State leader hailed the group of female NA deputies for their practical and effective activities as part of the NA's efforts to reform its operation.
Participants at the meeting (Photo: VNA)
Underlining the significance of the promotion of women’srole in the improvement of labour productivity, poverty reduction and thenarrowing of development gap among communities, regions and localities, he saidhe hopes NA female deputies will continue to work hard for the common successof the 15th NA, while actively engaging in the building policies andlaw related to gender equality and the protection of women and girls’ rights.
The State leader also asked Party Committees andadministrations at all levels as well as ministries and sectors to effectivelyimplementing regulations regarding women affairs, thus further promoting therole of women in economic, political and social activities.
He pledged that the Party and State will continue to createoptimal conditions for female NA deputies to fulfill their role asrepresentatives of the people, while ensuring resources for the fullimplementation of laws on gender equality./.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 15 chaired a dialogue on the promotion of gender equality and the role that women play in socio-economic development.
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President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, and NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue present flowers to the female NA deputies (Photo: VNA) 
Participants at the meeting (Photo: VNA) 
