NA Vice Chairman appreciates Cuban women’s contributions to revolutionary cause

National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairman Sen. Lieut. Gen. Tran Quang Phuong had a meeting with Teresa María Amarelle Boué, Secretary General of the Cuban Women's Union (CUW) in Havana on April 21 (local time).
NA Vice Chairman appreciates Cuban women’s contributions to revolutionary cause ảnh 1NA Vice Chairman Tran Quang Phuong (right) and Teresa María Amarelle Boué, Secretary General of the Cuban Women's Union (CUW) at a seminar on the role of women held in Havana. (Photo: VNA)
Havana (VNA) – National Assembly (NA) ViceChairman Sen. Lieut. Gen. Tran Quang Phuong had a meeting with Teresa MaríaAmarelle Boué, Secretary General of the Cuban Women's Union (CUW) in Havana onApril 21 (local time).

The meeting took place within the framework of the officialvisit to Cuba by NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.

Phuong, who is a member of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, congratulated the CWU on its achievements in andcontributions to the revolutionary cause as well as in political and socialactivities in the Caribbean island nation.

He showed his admiration for the high percentage of Cubanfemale deputies in the 10th National Assembly at 55.3%, ranking secondin the world, and hailed the Cuban revolution's achievements in promotinggender equality, as well as the Cuban Party and State's efforts to createfavorable conditions for Cuban women to develop and participate in all aspectsof social life at a very high rate.

The Vietnamese official expressed his hope that the women’s unions of the twocountries would continue to promote their friendship and cooperation,contributing to the development of the traditional solidarity, friendship andcooperation between Vietnam and Cuba.

For her part, Amarelle Boué, who is a member of the Politburoof the Communist Party of Cuba, applauded the traditional friendship betweenthe two countries over the past 60 years. She said that the Vietnam Women'sUnion (VWU) and the CWU have had cooperation and exchanges for many years,contributing to the solidarity and friendship between the two countries cultivatedby President Ho Chi Minh and Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro.

Highlighting the Vietnamese people's heroic fighting spiritin the resistance wars to defend the Fatherland in the past, she said theirefforts in nation building have always been a great encouragement for the Cubanpeople in general and the Cuban women in particular./.
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