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PM receives Buddhist leader
VGP - PM Nguyen Tan Dung on December 25 in Ha Noi warmly welcomed Most Venerable Thich Chon Thien, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Viet Nam Buddhist Sangha (VBS)’s Executive Council.
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Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung (R) and Permanent Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS)’s Executive Council Thich Chon Thien, Ha Noi, December 25, 2012 - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac |
PM Dung affirmed that the Party and State always support and respect religious and belief freedom as well as create all conditions for religions to operate in the country within the framework of the law.
The Government chief congratulated the VBS on the success of the 7 th National Buddhist Congress for the 2012-2017 term, saying that it reflects the solidarity of the Sangha and the Vietnamese Buddhism.
The Government, said PM Dung strongly supports the adoption of a charter representing the motto of “Religion-Nation-Socialism” by the Congress.
The Government leader spoke highly of the Vietnamese Buddhism’s contributions to the struggle for national independence in the past as well as in the current socio-economic development, hoping that the VBS will uphold the spirit of solidarity and make more practical contributions to the country.
The Budist leader affirmed that the Sangha will always go along with the nation for the religion, nation and socialism./.