Participants at the meeting (Source: baolamdong.vn) Lam Dong (VNA) – The Presidium of the centralboard of the Committee for Solidarity of Vietnamese Catholics (CSVC) convened ameeting in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on December 15 to discussa draft agenda for the upcoming plenary session of the committee, and a draftreport on the central board’s performance in 2020 and orientations for 2021.
This year, the committee has actively joined in the fightagainst the COVID-19 pandemic and nationwide efforts to support people affectedby flooding in the central region.
The CSVC has also engaged in patriotic emulation movementslaunched by the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee, thuscontributing to the building of the great national unity bloc.
Addressing the meeting, Vice President of the VFF CentralCommittee Ngo Sach Thuc suggested that in the future, the committee shouldfocus on encouraging people in and outside the Catholic community to continueto respond to the call on COVID-19 prevention.
The committee should renovate its communication methods,especially for the movements of “Vietnamese people prioritise Vietnamese goods”and “the whole people unite in building new-style rural areas, civilized urbanareas” launched by the VFF, as well as the movement of uniting in buildingnew-style rural areas launched by the CSVC.
On the occasion, priest Nguyen Van Rien, Vice President andGeneral Secretary of the CSVC was presented with the Great National UnityOrder, while priest Phan Dinh Son, CSVC Vice President received the StatePresident’s Labour Order, third class. At the same time, 19 collectives andindividuals with outstanding performance in implementing the committee’s tasksin 2020 were also honoured.
Earlier on December 14, a VFF delegation led by VicePresident Ngo Sach Thuc visited and extended Christmas and New Year greetingsto the Da Lat diocese./.
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