At areception given by President of the Vietnam Union of FriendshipOrganisations (VUFO) Vu Xuan Hong in Hanoi on Sept. 12, the twodelegations, led by PTVN co-founder Jerilyn Brusseau and CWD leaderMegan McCloskey, said that after this fact-finding tour in the countrythey will convey messages to those who were interested in Vietnam tohelp solve the consequences of the war and promote cooperative relationsbetween Vietnamese and US people.
VUFO President Hongwelcomed the visit by 36 women from the two organisations andhighlighted the positive contributions of PTVN in landmine andunexploded ordnance clearance in Dong Ha town, Quang Tri province.
Hong said he hoped through the visit, the delegations would contributeto cooperation between the two countries’ people’s organisations andjoin Vietnam in settling the aftermath of war, particularly activitiesto help AO victims.
During the 12-day stay in Vietnam,the delegations will work with the Vietnam Association of Victims ofAgent Orange/Dioxin (VAVA), the Vietnam Women’s Union, the Centre forStudies and Applied Sciences in Gender, Family, Women and Adolescents(CSAGA) and meet with female leaders of a number of ministries andbranches, and bomb victims.
They will also visit theTemple of Literature, the War Remnants Museum, the Women’s Museum, theVinh Moc tunnel of central Quang Tri province, the former imperial cityof Hue and Ho Chi Minh City./.