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National Congress of Vietnam Buddhist Sangha to open

The eighth National Congress of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) for the 2017-2022 tenure will open in Hanoi on November 21.
National Congress of Vietnam Buddhist Sangha to open ảnh 1Overview of the event (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The eighth National Congress ofthe Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) for the 2017-2022 tenure will open in Hanoion November 21.

Up to 250 delegates are expected to attend the event,including VBS dignitaries, monks and nuns, leaders and former leaders of theParty, State and Vietnam Fatherland Front, chief representatives ofinternational organisations based in Hanoi, and Buddhist dignitaries fromChina, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Japan and the Republic of Korea.

The Congress is due to reach consensus on achieving ninegoals for the tenure, review VBS’s activities for 2012-2017 and discuss workfor 2017-2022, adopt amendments to the sixth Charter, and elect members to theVBS’s Executive Board for the tenure and several other important issues.-VNA
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