Leaders of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on April 12 visit and extend greetings to the city’s Patriotic Clergy Solidarity Association on the occasion of Chol Chnam Thmay. (Photo: VNA) CanTho (VNA) – Leaders of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho onApril 12 visited the city’s Patriotic Clergy Solidarity Association and PituKhosa Rangsay pagoda on the occasion of Chol Chnam Thmay - the traditional NewYear festival of Khmer ethnic minority people.
Duringthe visit, Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Nguyen Van Hieu extendedNew Year greetings and best wishes to Khmer monks and people, affirming thatleaders of the Party, the State, and the city always have paid great attentionto ethnic groups.
Socio-economicaffairs in ethnic minority people-inhabited have been developed comprehensivelywhile their spiritual and material lives have been improved remarkably, hesaid.
Hieuhoped that Khmer dignitaries, monks and people in Can Tho will continuepromoting solidarity and contributing to the city’s development.
LieuSang, a standing member of the city's Patriotic Clergy Solidarity Association,said that thanks to the support of the Party Organisations and administrationsat all levels, the lives of Khmer people in the city are getting better andbetter, especially in the fields of culture, arts and sports. Khmer dignitarieshave always called on Khmer people to believe in the Party’s and State’sleadership, and keep united and contribute to the city's development.
CanTho city is home to 27 ethnic minority groups with over 38,000 people,including nearly 23,700 Khmer people./.
