Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has expressed the wish for further religious cooperation between Vietnam and Cambodia in the near future, helping to consolidate and strengthen the traditional friendship between the two countries.
At the reception for Venerable Tepvong, Buddhist Supreme Patriarch of Cambodia, in Hanoi on July 11, Phuc spoke highly of important contributions made by religions during the national construction and defence in each country, contributing to fostering traditional solidarity, friendship and comprehensive cooperation between the nations.
Vietnam respects the people’s religious freedom and always upholds the ethical and cultural values of religious belief, which is the spiritual demand of the people. Religious followers are part of the great national unity, Phuc said.
Tepvong expressed gratitude to the support and assistance from the Vietnamese Party, State, Government and people to the Cambodian people. He also pledged to do his utmost to tighten bilateral ties.-VNA
At the reception for Venerable Tepvong, Buddhist Supreme Patriarch of Cambodia, in Hanoi on July 11, Phuc spoke highly of important contributions made by religions during the national construction and defence in each country, contributing to fostering traditional solidarity, friendship and comprehensive cooperation between the nations.
Vietnam respects the people’s religious freedom and always upholds the ethical and cultural values of religious belief, which is the spiritual demand of the people. Religious followers are part of the great national unity, Phuc said.
Tepvong expressed gratitude to the support and assistance from the Vietnamese Party, State, Government and people to the Cambodian people. He also pledged to do his utmost to tighten bilateral ties.-VNA
