Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Le Cong Phung attended the Global Faith Forum at the invitation of Pastor Bob Roberts, head of the Northwood Church in Southlake, Texas, from Nov. 11-14.

Themed on the necessary harmony among religions, as well as between believers and non-believers, the forum brought together many representatives from major religions, including Muslim, Judaism, Protestantism and Christianity, and the White House.

Addressing the forum, Pastor Roberts said Vietnam respects religious freedom and is a multi-religious nation with more than 80 percent of its population being religious believers. He said the presence of the Vietnamese Ambassador in the forum was evidence of the Vietnamese Government’s respect of religious freedom. He called on his followers to further contribute to humanitarian activities for Vietnam.

Speaking at the forum, Ambassador Phung noted the sentiments and contributions made by the US people in general and Northwood followers in particular to the Vietnam-US relations.

He also affirmed the fact that in Vietnam, the laws always ensure rights of religious and belief freedom for all citizens.

The Northwood Church is sponsoring the Global Venture Inc, which has a representative office in Hanoi and involves in humanitarian activities in the northern province of Lao Cai and Hanoi./.