Party chief visits Cambodia’s top Buddhist monks in Phnom Penh

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on July 21 visited Most Venerable Monk Tep Vong at Unalom pagoda and Most Venerable Monk Bukri at Svay Pope pagoda in Phnom Penh as part of his ongoing State visit to Cambodia.
Party chief visits Cambodia’s top Buddhist monks in Phnom Penh ảnh 1Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and the Vietnamese delegation take picture with Most Venerable Monk Tep Vong at Unalom pagoda (Photo: VNA)

Phnom Penh (VNA) – Party General SecretaryNguyen Phu Trong on July 21 visited Most Venerable Monk Tep Vong at Unalompagoda and Most Venerable Monk Bukri at Svay Pope pagoda in Phnom Penh as partof his ongoing State visit to Cambodia.

Most Venerable Monks Tep Vong and Bukri welcomed theVietnamese Party leader, saying that his visit shows the strong growth of theVietnam-Cambodia ties in all fields, and closer solidarity between the twonations.

They wished Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trongand the Vietnamese delegation good health and luck.

On his part, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trongexpressed his delight that the Buddhist community in Cambodia plays animportant role in the great solidarity bloc of the nation.

He noted that through the history, Buddhism has madegreat contributions to the national defence and construction and hoped Cambodia’sBuddhist activities will become more diverse to contribute to the country’sgrowth.

He said that in Vietnam, Buddhism has grown strongly andacted for the common development of the nation.

He expressed his wish that the Buddhist communities ofVietnam and Cambodia will foster connection to share experience, thus promotingthe relations between the two nations.

He also wished Most Venerable Monks Tep Vong and Bukrigood health to continue contributing to the growth of Buddhism and ties betweenVietnam and Cambodia.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong is on a State visit to Cambodia fromJuly 20-22.-VNA
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