Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee congratulates the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha of Nghe An province on the occasion of the 2020 Buddha's Birthday

Accompanying the delegation were comrade Le Hong Vinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; representatives of the Provincial Party Committee's Mass Mobilization Committee, the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee, the Provincial Police, the Provincial People's Committee Office, and the Department of Home Affairs' Religious Affairs Committee. Receiving the delegation was Most Venerable Thich Tho Lac - Member of the Secretary of the Executive Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, Head of the Central Cultural Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, Permanent Deputy Head of the Executive Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha of Nghe An province. Photo: Pham Bang

On behalf of the provincial leaders, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung sent wishes to the Venerables, monks, nuns, and Buddhists a peaceful, happy, and auspicious Buddha's birthday.

Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung highly appreciated the contributions of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha of Nghe An province in general and the monks, nuns and Buddhists in particular in preserving and building the great national unity bloc. The provincial Buddhist Sangha has participated in many charitable activities, poverty reduction, contributing to the socio-economic development of the province.

Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee highly appreciated the contributions of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha of Nghe An province in recent times. Photo: Pham Bang

In particular, in recent times, monks, nuns and Buddhists have actively supported and participated with Party committees, authorities at all levels and people in the work of preventing and fighting the Covid-19 epidemic and helping social groups facing difficulties due to the epidemic.

The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee hopes that in the coming time, monks, nuns and Buddhists will continue to promote the tradition of patriotism, accompany the local government, contribute to the cause of building the great national unity bloc; together with the whole Party and people, well implement social security policies, improve the quality of people's lives; build Nghe An increasingly rich, beautiful and civilized.

Most Venerable Thich Tho Lac - Deputy Head of the Standing Committee of the Executive Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha in Nghe An province promised to accompany the Sangha in the socio-economic development of the province. Photo: Pham Bang

On behalf of the Executive Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha of Nghe An province, Most Venerable Thich Tho Lac sincerely thanked the provincial leaders for their attention to the provincial Buddhist Sangha on the occasion of the 2020 Buddha's Birthday.

Most Venerable Thich Tho Lac promised that the Buddhist Sangha of Nghe An province will accompany the Party Committee and authorities at all levels, actively contributing to the development of Nghe An province. The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha of Nghe An province will continue to propagate and mobilize monks, nuns, and Buddhists to comply with the policies and laws of the Party and State; participate in patriotic emulation movements, support the poor, help those in difficult circumstances... contributing to building a peaceful and happy society.