Vietnamese and Lao female deputies on September 29 discussed how to
promote the role of legislative bodies in issues related to gender and
women’s rights.
Head of the Vietnamese National
Assembly Committee for Social Affairs and Chairwoman of the Female NA
Deputies Group, Truong Thi Mai, had a working session in Hanoi on
September 29 with a visiting delegation from the Female NA Deputies
Group of Laos led by its head Boungong Boupha.
At the meeting, both sides shared experience in building the Law on
Domestic Violence Prevention and Control and legal framework on gender
equality, and exchanged views on challenges in integrating gender issues
into the parliament’s activities.
They also focused on sharing experience in drawing up and inspecting the NA’s resolutions and laws on social affairs.
Both host and guest agreed to continue close coordination between the
two female NA deputies groups, as well as regularly hold workshops to
deal with violence against children and better policies related to
women, children and gender equality.-VNA