Illustrative image (Source: http://eawfpress.ru) Moscow (VNA) - The second Eurasian Women’s Forum kicked off in Saint Petersburg of Russia on September 19, featuring various activities with the aim of promoting unity among women from all over the world.
Russian Federation Council Chairperson V.I Matviyenko attended the opening ceremony of exhibition ““Made in Russia: export by women” on the same day.
Themed “Women for Global Security and Sustainable Development”, the event attracted about 2,000 delegates from more than 100 countries over the world.
Russian President Vladimir Putin will deliver a speech at the plenary session of the forum on September 20.
The Vietnamese delegation, led by Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh, will attend the session and other sideline activities.
Notably, Vice President Thinh will deliver an important speech at the plenary session of inter-parliamentary dialogue themed “Women for stable development of the globe”.
Besides, Chairwoman of the Vietnam Women’s Union Nguyen Thi Thu Ha and Head of the National Assembly Committee for Social Affairs Nguyen Thuy Anh will attend and give speeches in several thematic meetings in the framework of the forum.
During her stay, Vice President Thinh will also have bilateral meetings with
Matviyenko, heads of delegations from other countries attending the forum, and leading officials of Saint Petersburg.
Participants at this year’s forum are women parliamentarians, representatives of the executive, international organizations, commercial communities, business, academia, social and charitable organisations, authorities of the international women’s movement, and ambassadors of different countries, among others.
The first edition of this kind was also held in Saint Petersburg in 2015. The Vietnamese delegation led by NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan attended the event. -VNA
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