Vietnam’s policy and its achievements in promoting gender equality and raising women’s role and position in all fields were highly valued during a visit to Australia and New Zealand by Minister of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.
Between June 28 and July 2, Minister Ngan, who is dubbed as President of the National Committee for the Advancement of Vietnamese Women, and other senior female officials were in Australia and New Zealand for exchanging experiences on the making of policy and the promotion of gender equality and boosting bilateral ties.
In Australia, the Vietnamese officials held working sessions with Parliament Secretary for the International Development Assistance McMullan, Minister for Housing and the Status of Women Tanya Plibersek and President of the Human Right Commission Catherine Branson. They paid courtesy visits to Governor General Quentin Bryce and New South Wales Governor Marie Bashir.
While in New Zealand, they worked with Minister for Social Affairs and Employment Paula Bennett, Minister for Women’s Affairs Pansy Wong and Labour Minister Kate Willkinson and several congresswomen.
Minister Ngan briefed her hosts on recent socio-economic developments in Vietnam and affirmed that Vietnam attaches importance and wishes to further boost all-sided cooperation with Australia and New Zealand.
The Australian and New Zealand officials express their satisfaction with the growing comprehensive partnership that was established between their countries and Vietnam during Vietnamese Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh’s visits in September 2009.
They spoke highly of Vietnam’s policies and renewal determination and showed their joy to see the achievements the Vietnamese people have made in modernising the country and coping with the global financial-economic crisis to maintain a high growth rate.
They agreed to continue to work with Vietnam in boosting bilateral partnership and cooperation, especially in human resources development, job training, labour affairs, and social welfare while mentioning to possibilities of signing cooperation agreements between labour ministries and committing to continuing to provide ODA for Vietnam.
The visit was part of the project “Enhancing women leaders’ capacity in international economic integration” that has been jointly carried out by the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry and the UN Development Programme since 2008 till 2013.
The project has helped female officials have access to scholarships, research, training courses and talks that aimed to strengthen their leadership capacity at a time when the country has been intensively integrating into the world economy./.
Between June 28 and July 2, Minister Ngan, who is dubbed as President of the National Committee for the Advancement of Vietnamese Women, and other senior female officials were in Australia and New Zealand for exchanging experiences on the making of policy and the promotion of gender equality and boosting bilateral ties.
In Australia, the Vietnamese officials held working sessions with Parliament Secretary for the International Development Assistance McMullan, Minister for Housing and the Status of Women Tanya Plibersek and President of the Human Right Commission Catherine Branson. They paid courtesy visits to Governor General Quentin Bryce and New South Wales Governor Marie Bashir.
While in New Zealand, they worked with Minister for Social Affairs and Employment Paula Bennett, Minister for Women’s Affairs Pansy Wong and Labour Minister Kate Willkinson and several congresswomen.
Minister Ngan briefed her hosts on recent socio-economic developments in Vietnam and affirmed that Vietnam attaches importance and wishes to further boost all-sided cooperation with Australia and New Zealand.
The Australian and New Zealand officials express their satisfaction with the growing comprehensive partnership that was established between their countries and Vietnam during Vietnamese Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh’s visits in September 2009.
They spoke highly of Vietnam’s policies and renewal determination and showed their joy to see the achievements the Vietnamese people have made in modernising the country and coping with the global financial-economic crisis to maintain a high growth rate.
They agreed to continue to work with Vietnam in boosting bilateral partnership and cooperation, especially in human resources development, job training, labour affairs, and social welfare while mentioning to possibilities of signing cooperation agreements between labour ministries and committing to continuing to provide ODA for Vietnam.
The visit was part of the project “Enhancing women leaders’ capacity in international economic integration” that has been jointly carried out by the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry and the UN Development Programme since 2008 till 2013.
The project has helped female officials have access to scholarships, research, training courses and talks that aimed to strengthen their leadership capacity at a time when the country has been intensively integrating into the world economy./.
