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The Chairman of the National Assembly hopes that the Pope and the Holy See will continue to pay attention and further strengthen mutual trust and understanding, aiming to elevate the relationship between the two sides to a new stage of development. Download National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man presented a letter from General Secretary and President To Lam to Pope Leo XIV - Photo: TTXVN On April 11 local time, at the Vatican, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man had a meeting with Pope Leo XIV. At the meeting, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man expressed his appreciation for the Popes friendly welcome to the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation; Sending respectful greetings, good health and best wishes to the Pope on the occasion of Easter 2026. Expressing appreciation for the good feelings that the Pope and the Holy See have given to the Vietnamese people, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man highly appreciated the Popes messages of peace and valuable contributions in promoting peace, social justice, environmental protection and care for the poor; affirming that those values are completely similar to the aspirations of the Vietnamese people in the cause of building and protecting the Fatherland. Sharing with the Pope about the results of his visit to the Archdiocese of Hanoi on April 5, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man was pleased to note that, in recent years, the relationship between Vietnam and the Holy See has achieved important and substantive progress: From meetings between senior leaders of the two sides to the establishment of the Permanent Representative Office of the Holy See in Vietnam, especially the good development in the religious life of the Vietnamese Catholic community as well as the maintenance of the Holy Sees permanent representative office in Vietnam. effective exchange and operation mechanisms of the Joint Working Group. National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man believes that the upcoming 13th Round Meeting of the Joint Working Group will contribute to the process of upgrading to full diplomatic relations between Vietnam and the Holy See. The Chairman of the National Assembly hopes that the Pope and the Holy See will continue to pay attention and further strengthen mutual trust and understanding, aiming to elevate Vietnam-Holy See relations to a new stage of development, for the benefit of the people, for the peace and common prosperity of humanity. Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man affirmed that the Party and State of Vietnam always create all conditions for Catholics to live a good life, follow the religion, and well implement the direction of accompanying the nation, sticking to the mountains and rivers, and shared that in the election of XVI National Assembly deputies and Peoples Council deputies at all levels for the 2026-2031 term, many dignitaries, monks, and Catholics continued to be elected. In addition, the National Assembly of Vietnam constantly improves the legal system, creating favorable conditions for religions, including Catholicism, to operate and develop according to the provisions of the Constitution and law. Download National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man, his wife, Pope Leo Pope Leo XIV respectfully thanked and expressed his good feelings for the country and people of Vietnam and expressed his desire to visit Vietnam in the near future. Pope Leo XIV highly appreciated the visit of National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man, especially just 5 days after being elected by the National Assembly, considering this an important milestone for the two sides to continue to strengthen understanding. Sharing about the Catholic situation in Vietnam as well as Vietnam-Holy See relations, the Pope said that 2 years ago, right in this garden, there was a statue of Our Lady of La Vang wearing ao dai, an image that always reminds of Vietnam. Pope Leo XIV expressed his gratitude to the Vietnamese authorities for creating favorable conditions and actively supporting the Holy Sees Permanent Representative in Vietnam to operate stably and effectively; We hope that the two sides will further strengthen exchanges and contacts to develop Vietnam-Holy See relations more and more deeply, meeting the common interests and aspirations of the lay community. On the same day, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man met with Prime Minister of the Holy See, Cardinal Pietro Parolin. At the meeting, the Chairman of the National Assembly highly appreciated the contacts and exchanges, especially the high-level meetings between the two sides in recent times, which have contributed to strengthening trust and creating a foundation for developing long-term relations between Vietnam and the Holy See. The National Assembly Chairman proposed that the two sides continue to maintain high-level delegation exchanges and effectively deploy the Joint Working Group meeting mechanism; The Holy Sees permanent representative in Vietnam continues to coordinate closely with relevant agencies to actively contribute to promoting Vietnam-Holy See relations. The Chairman of the National Assembly proposed that the Holy See encourage the Vietnamese Catholic Church to well implement the direction of Respecting God, loving the country, accompanying the nation to contribute to the cause of building and developing the country. On this occasion, on behalf of the Party and State of Vietnam, Chairman QuThe Assembly respectfully conveys the Vietnamese Leaders greetings and invitation to visit Vietnam to the Vatican Prime Minister. Prime Minister Pietro Parolin congratulated Vietnam on successfully organizing the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly and the first session of the 16th National Assembly; Congratulations to the newly elected Vietnamese Leaders. Download National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man meets with Prime Minister of the Vatican, Cardinal Pietro Parolin - Photo: VNA Appreci
