Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc receives delegation of dignitaries
(VOVworld) - Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received 42 religious leaders representing different religions nationwide in the upcoming meeting to mark the 70th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day.
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He recalled President Ho Chi Minh’s list of priority tasks following the proclamation of an independent Vietnam, including freedom of religion and unity between believers and non-believers. He reiterated the Party and State’s unswerving policy of respecting and securing freedom of religion, considering it a need of people and will contributing on the path towards socialism. He encouraged religious people to contribute to national construction and defense: “Vietnamese national construction and defense is of importance every Vietnamese person, wherever they are and whatever beliefs they have. I hope that religions will promote good values and under your leadership, we will overcome challenges for a stable life, prosperity and happiness, for an equal and democratic country.”