Vietnam - Holy See relations record much progress: officials

The Vietnam - Holy See Joint Working Group held the 10th-round meeting in the Vatican on March 31 under the co-chair of Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang and Monsignor Miroslaw Wachowski, Under-Secretary for the Holy See's Relations with States.
Vietnam - Holy See relations record much progress: officials ảnh 1Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang (R) and Monsignor Miroslaw Wachowski, Under-Secretary for the Holy See's Relations with States, at the meeting in the Vatican. (Photo: VNA)
Rome (VNA) – The Vietnam - HolySee Joint Working Group held the 10th-round meeting in the Vatican onMarch 31 under the co-chair of Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs LeThi Thu Hang and Monsignor Miroslaw Wachowski, Under-Secretary for the Holy See's Relations with States.

In the spirit of friendship, mutualunderstanding, and mutual respect, the two sides discussed the Vietnam - Holy Seerelations and issues related to the Vietnam Catholic Church.

Hang affirmed Vietnam’sconsistent policy of respecting and ensuring people’s freedom of belief andreligion, and that administrations at all levels have always paid attention toand created favourable conditions for activities of religions, including Catholicism.

She proposed the Holy See payattention to and guide the Catholic community of Vietnam to stay attached toand stand side by side with the State and people, contribute to the country’sdevelopment, and bring into play the fine cultural and ethical values ofCatholicism, thereby helping to promote the Vietnam - Holy See ties.

Vietnam - Holy See relations record much progress: officials ảnh 2The 10th-round meeting of the Vietnam - Holy See Joint Working Group on March 31. (Photo: VNA)
Wachowski noted that theHoly See always hopes that the Vietnam Catholic Church operates in line withVietnam’s law and actively contributes to the country’s development inconformity with the Church’s teachings of “living the gospel amidst the nation”and that “a good Catholic must be a good citizen”.

At the meeting, the two sides sharedthe view that the relations between Vietnam and the Holy See have recorded muchprogress in the recent past as seen in the regular meetings and consultations,high-level delegation exchanges, and frequent pastoral visits by Archbishop MarekZalewski, Non-Resident Pontifical Representative and Special Envoy of the HolySee, to Vietnam.

They also discussed and basicallyagreed on the working regulations for the Holy See’s Resident Representativeand Resident Representative Office in Vietnam.

On this occasion, Hang had a meeting with Secretary for the Holy See's Relations with States Archbishop Paul Gallagher./.
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