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Taking people as the center and aiming for the four words An, Vietnam affirms to promote religious dialogue, cooperation for peace, happiness and ensuring freedom of belief. Download Minister of Ethnicity and Religious Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung received Her Majesty the Queen Mother Vairochana Rinpoche along with the Queen Mother and members of the Bhutanese Royal Family - Photo: Anh Dung Vietnam - Bhutan: Sharing the values of peace, happiness and freedom of belief On the morning of April 3 in Hanoi, Minister of Ethnic Affairs and Religions Dao Ngoc Dung received Her Majesty the Queen Mother Vairochana Rinpoche along with the Queen Mother and members of the Bhutanese Royal Family during a working visit to Vietnam. The meeting not only has diplomatic significance, but is also an opportunity to exchange culture, religion and share common values of peace and happiness between the two countries. Speaking at the meeting, Minister Dao Ngoc Dung emphasized that Vietnam always appreciates religious exchange activities with a deeply humanistic nature and said: The Hoang Tons visit is not only a visit, but also an opportunity to exchange and share Dharma talks with the Vietnamese people - a people who love peace and religion. respect freedom of belief and the right not to believe. According to the Minister, Vietnam is a multi-religious country with about 27 million believers, accounting for about 27% of the population. Vietnams consistent policy is to respect and ensure peoples freedom of belief. In a historical context that has experienced a lot of pain due to war, spiritual factors, especially religion, play an important role in healing and supporting peoples lives. From 1938 until now, our people have gone through 13 large and small wars to protect the Fatherland, with more than 3 million people falling. Until today, there are still hundreds of thousands of martyrs whose remains have not been found or whose identities cannot be determined, the Minister shared, and said. knowing that Vietnam always creates conditions for religious organizations, especially Buddhism, to participate in requiem activities and take care of the spiritual life of the People. Not only emphasizing historical factors, the head of the Ethnic and Religious Affairs sector also affirmed Vietnams development orientation with three pillars: rapid growth, sustainable stability and putting people at the center. Everything is for the benefit of the people. We aim for the four words An: security, peoples safety, safety and well-being, he said. The Minister also expressed his admiration for Bhutan - a country famous for its highest happiness index in the world and said that, despite limited economic conditions, both Vietnam and Bhutan have the same goal of improving the spiritual life and happiness of the people. As for His Highness Vairochana Rinpoche, he highly appreciated the relationship. friendship between the two countries, while emphasizing similarities in development values. Despite cultural differences, we all share the same desire to serve and bring happiness to the people, Hoang Ton shared. He also expressed his deep impression of Vietnam through his visits: The Vietnamese people are very happy, peaceful and always warm. I especially appreciate the way Vietnam faces the past, not forgetting the pain but always looking forward to a brighter future. Download Minister of Ethnic Affairs and Religious Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung and Cambodian Ambassador to Vietnam Touch Pharat - Photo: Anh DungVietnam - Cambodia: Promoting sustainable cooperation On the same day, Minister of Ethnic Affairs and Religious Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung had a working session with Cambodian Ambassador to Vietnam Touch Pharat, continuing to affirm the importance of friendly neighborly relations between the two countries. The Minister emphasized that Vietnam - Cambodia relations are not only about diplomacy but also emotional attachment. like brothers. If Cambodia develops stably, it is also the foundation for Vietnam to develop and vice versa. Both sides agreed to promote the effective implementation of high-level commitments, especially the motto good neighbors, traditional friendship, comprehensive cooperation, long-term sustainability. In particular, the field of ethnicity and religion is identified as an important pillar that needs to be strengthened in cooperation. The Minister said that Vietnam currently has more than 100 million people with 54 ethnic groups. The multidimensional poverty rate has now decreased to 1.3%, reflecting efforts for inclusive and sustainable development. Vietnam used to be a poor country, but now there are no more hungry people. We attach great importance to social justice and equality, he emphasized. Cambodian Ambassador Touch Pharat highly appreciated Vietnams development achievements, and expressed his hope that the two countries will continue to strengthen cooperation, especially in the fields of religion and people-to-people exchanges. This exchange will contribute to tightening the relationship between the people of the two countries. Closing the meetings, Minister Dao Ngoc Dung emphasized the goal of making Vietnam a developed country by 2045, under the leadership of General Secretary To Lam with strong vision and decisions. From 2026, Vietnam strives for double-digit growth, associated with stability and improvement of peoples lives, along with building projects of international stature, he affirmed. Through dialogue and cooperation activities, Vietnam continues to affirmrole as a bright spot in religious freedom, sustainable development and promoting peace and happiness in the region.Son HaoSee morePromptly remove obstacles in the implementation of ethnic and religious policies from the grassroots.See moreVietnam - India: Cooperation on ethnic and religious work, towards signing a MOUTSee moreEthnic and religious areas: Stability - cohesion - firm trustRefer to moreLaw on Belief and Religion (amended): Urgent requirements f
