President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Do Van Chien on April 13 visits Mekong Delta Bac Lieu province’s Patriotic Clergy Solidarity Association on the occasion of the Chol Chnam Thmay. (Photo: VNA) Bac Lieu (VNA) – President of the Vietnam FatherlandFront (VFF) Central Committee Do Van Chien on April 13 visited Mekong Delta Bac Lieu province’s Patriotic Clergy Solidarity Association on the occasion of the Chol Chnam Thmay, the traditional New YearFestival of Khmer ethnic people.
Chien expressed his delight at the improvements in the life ofKhmer people in the province and extended best wishes to them.
He said he hopes that Khmer monks and people will continue to promotethe tradition of solidarity and patriotism, join hands to successfully carryout socio-economic tasks, and build a prosperous homeland.
Most Venerable Huu Hinh, Standing Member of the CentralCommittee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, Chairman of the province’s PatrioticClergy Solidarity Association, said that the association and pagodas regularlyurge people to preserve and promote the traditional cultural identity of theethnic group.
The association always calls on people to seriously implementthe laws and policies of the Party, State, and Government, develop the familyeconomy, and maintain peace in their residential areas, he said.
On the occasion, the VFF chairman presented gifts to theprovince’s Patriotic Clergy Solidarity Association and outstandingKhmer monks, families, and disadvantaged people.
Bac Lieu is home to nearly 17,000 Khmer households with 73,600people, making up more than 7.6% of the local population./.
