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Christmas greetings to Catholics, Protestants in Dak Lak, Hau Giang

Officials from the Steering Committee for the Central Highlands Region have wished all Catholics and Protestants in Dak Lak province a merry and warm Christmas.

Officials from the Steering Committee for the Central Highlands Regionhave wished all Catholics and Protestants in Dak Lak province a merryand warm Christmas.

Meeting with localdignitaries and followers on December 22-23, deputy heads of thecommittee Tran Viet Hung and H’Ngam Nie Kdam hailed their positivecontributions to the province’s socio-economic development andsecurity-defence maintenance.

They affirmed thatthe committee and local authorities will create all favourableconditions for the Catholic and Protestant communities to practise theirreligions.

Right Reverend of the Ban Me Thuatdiocese Vinh Son Nguyen Van Ban expressed his gratitude for theassistance, saying that he will continue encouraging parishioners toobey the Party’s guidelines and the State’s policies and laws as well asmaking efforts to further develop the locality.

From December 20-23, delegations from the Steering Committee for theSouthwestern Region, and the Party Committee, People’s Council, People’sCommittee and Vietnam Fatherland Front of the Mekong Delta province HauGiang paid Christmas visits to Catholic and Protestant dignitaries andfollowers in the locality.-VNA

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