Hanoi (VNA) –Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman NguyenThi Kim Ngan met with NA female deputies in Hanoi on June 10.
The meeting was jointlyheld by the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) and the female parliamentarians' group toexchange information about the current situation of female officials.
Speaking at the event, NA Vice Chairwoman TongThi Phong highlighted activities of the female parliamentarians' group andsaid the legislature is discussing the target of having at least 40 percent of womenparticipating in the next tenure.
She added thatVietnamese female deputies were highly evaluated at regional and globalparliamentary forums such as the International Parliamentary Union (IPU), the Asia-PacificParliamentary Forum (APPF), and the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA).
According to Ha Thi Nga,President of the Vietnam Women’s Union, the ratio of female deputies at the 14th National Assembly is 26.72 percent, relevatively high compared to that ofcountries in the region and the world.
Sheadded that 2020 is a special year for women nationwide as the VWUcelebrates its 90th anniversary on October 20 with practical activities for women and girls./.
Law makers adopt one resolution, discuss two bills on June 9
The 14th National Assembly passed a resolution on its supervision programme in 2021 and discussed two draft laws at the plenary sitting in the NA Hall in Hanoi on June 9, the second working day of the second phase of the NA’s 9th session.