A view of the meeting. (Photo: VNA)
At the meeting, Hang briefed participants on Viet Nam’s socio-economic development situation, foreign and religious policies, highlighting Viet Nam's consistent policy of respecting and ensuring people's right to freedom of religion and belief.
She affirmed that Viet Nam's laws on religion have been increasingly improved, creating favourable conditions for religions, including the Catholicism, to operate and develop in accordance with the Constitution and laws.
Hailing the Catholic Church in Viet Nam for its active role in charity activities, education, health care and vocational training, Hang hoped that the Vietnamese Catholic community would continue to follow the Pope’s teachings and messages on "living the Gospel in the heart of the nation" and "good Catholics are good citizens".
Wachowski, for his part, congratulated Viet Nam on its recent achievements in socio-economic development and foreign affairs and expressed his delight at the development of the Catholic community in the country.
Pope Francis expected that the Catholic community in Viet Nam will follow the direction of "goof Catholics are good citizens" and actively contribute to national life, he stressed.
Wachowski also affirmed that the Pope always pays special attention to Viet Nam and wants to visit the country soon.
The two sides acknowledged the significant progress in Viet Nam - Holy See relations since the previous meeting in March 2023. They agreed to increase the exchange of high-ranking delegations and meetings, maintain cooperation and dialogue mechanisms, and uphold the important role of the Viet Nam - Holy See Joint Working Group.
Wachowski thanked the Vietnamese Government and authorities at all levels for creating favourable conditions for activities of the Resident Papal Representative of the Holy See in Viet Nam.
The same day, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang hosted a reception for Under-Secretary for Relations with States of the Holy See Monsignor Miroslaw Wachowski, in which he highly evaluated the outcomes of the meeting of the Viet Nam - Holy See Joint Working Group./.
Source: VNA
