AWCH: The glue that bonds the women of the ASEAN community in Viet Nam
The ASEAN Community Women’s Circle in Ha Noi (AWCH) held its first direct official activity chaired by the Honorary President of the Circle and Spouse of Viet Nam’s Foreign Minister – Madam Vu Thi Bich Ngoc, in the morning of November 16, at the Government Guest House.
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| The ASEAN Community Women’s Circle in Ha Noi (AWCH) held its first direct official activity chaired by the Honorary President of the Circle and Spouse of Viet Nam’s Foreign Minister – Madam Vu Thi Bich Ngoc. (Photo: Nguyen Hong) |
Also attending the event were the President of the AWCH and Spouse Deputy Foreign Minister Tran Thi Bich Van; the Vice President of the AWCH, Spouse of Deputy Foreign Minister Luyen Minh Hong; the Assistant to the Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Hang and members of the AWCH.
At the gathering, AWCH members extended their congratulations to the Spouse of Foreign Minister Vu Thi Bich Ngoc who assumes the role of Honorary President of the Circle.
They also welcomed two new members of the Circle, the Spouse of Singaporean Ambassador Sujatha Ramachandre and the Spouse of Thai Ambassador Poomchit Balankura.
Expressing the honor of taking the role of the Circle’s Honorary President, Madam Vu Thi Bich Ngoc said: “It’s not only an honor, but a responsibility and a bit of a challenge to take the role. I believe that together we will make AWCH develop and become a home full of love and warmth of our great ASEAN family”.
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| Honorary President of the AWCH and Spouse of Foreign Minister Vu Thi Bich Ngoc spoke at the meeting. (Photo: Nguyen Hong) |
Madam Vu Thi Bich Ngoc stated that 2021 marks the 6th anniversary of the AWCH. Over the past years, the Circle has constantly flourished, making meaningful contributions to enhancing connectivity within the ASEAN Community in Viet Nam.
The AWCH welcomed the participation of 19 ASEAN’s partners, and 6 outstanding women’s or-ganizations of Viet Nam.
The AWCH’s diverse activities have showcased the close bond that the Circle shares with women in Viet Nam and overseas. Notable among such activities are the two major annual events, including the ASEAN Family Day in August and the International Food Fes-tival in December. These events have earned the recognition and praise of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
“Such accomplishments owe much to the active participation of AWCH members throughout different periods. It would be amiss not to bring up the support of Ambassador Nguyen Nguyet Nga, Honorary President of the AWCH for 2015 - April 2021, and the devotion of each and every staff from the Embassies of ASEAN members in Ha Noi over the years”, she said.
On this occasion, Madam Vu Thi Bich Ngoc extended her sincere thanks to Ms. Nguyen Nguyet Nga, and all fellow sisters in the AWCH family for the important contributions to shaping the present AWCH.
She also appreciates the active contributions of AWCH members in maintaining the Circle’s activities, thereby strengthening the unity of the ASEAN Community in Viet Nam despite the complicated evolution of COVID-19 that brought about multi-faceted impact upon societies, families, and individuals.
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| The AWCH’s diverse activities have showcased the close bond that the Circle shares with women in Viet Nam and overseas. |
At the gathering, AWCH members were introduced and had the chance to make one of the most popular foods of Viet Nam – Southern-style shrimp salad. Ingredients include lettuce, basil, perilla, herbs, boiled meat and fresh shrimp... All are rolled in tough and soft rice paper.
AWCH members were extremely excited about such unique Vietnamese food.
