Sri Lankan President to visit Viet Nam, attend UN Day of Vesak
VGP – President of Sri Lanka Anura Kumara Dissanayake will pay a State visit to Viet Nam and attend the UN Day of Vesak from May 4-6, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Thursday.
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake
The visit will be made at the invitation of Vietnamese President Luong Cuong.
This year's Day of Vesak will take place in at Ho Chi Minh City's Viet Nam Buddhist University from May 6-8, or from the 9th - 11th day of the fourth lunar month, with preparations underway across the nation.
It will feature various cultural festivities, including a candlelight prayer ceremony for world peace, ancient artefact exhibitions, a display of Buddhist cultural products, and veneration of Buddha's sacred relics from India.
As the host of the event, Viet Nam has the opportunity to showcase the country's peace-loving culture and affirm the Party and State's commitment to religious freedom to the international community.
