Signing of coordination between the Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province and the Executive Board of the Provincial Buddhist Sangha

Attending the ceremony were comrades: Do Van Chien - Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front; Nguyen Van Thong - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Do Van Phoi - Deputy Head of the Central Mass Mobilization Commission;Vo Thi Minh Sinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Chairwoman of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee, together with leaders of the Provincial Police, the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department, the Provincial Party Committee's Mass Mobilization Department, the Provincial Religious Committee, the Provincial Party Committee Office, and the Provincial People's Committee Office.

Overview of the ceremony. Photo: Nguyen Nguyen

On the side of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, there were: Most Venerable Thich Thanh Dam - Deputy Supreme Patriarch of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha's Council of Patriarchs; Most Venerable Thich Bao Nghiem - Vice President of the Executive Council, Head of the Central Propagation Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha; Most Venerable Thich Thanh Nhieu - Permanent Vice President of the Executive Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, Head of the Executive Committee of the Nghe An Provincial Buddhist Sangha; Most Venerable Thich Tho Lac - Deputy Head of the Permanent Committee of the Executive Committee of the Nghe An Provincial Buddhist Sangha. Also attending was Most Venerable Daichi - President of the Japanese Pure Land Buddhist Council.

The coordination program between the Standing Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province and the Executive Committee of the Provincial Buddhist Sangha aims to mobilize, unite and gather monks, nuns, Buddhists and people to well implement the Party's guidelines and policies, the State's policies and laws on great national unity.

Delegates attending the signing ceremony. Photo: Nguyen Nguyen

Signing ceremony between the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province and the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha of the province. Photo: Nguyen Nguyen

The two sides also coordinated to promote the traditional culture and history of Vietnamese Buddhism, the ideology, ethics and humanistic values ​​of Buddhism in the hearts of the people, and the practical actions and deeds of monks, nuns and Buddhists in patriotic emulation movements and social security;

At the same time, strengthen the mobilization of affiliated Buddhist organizations, monks, nuns, and Buddhists to participate in campaigns and patriotic emulation movements; well implement the work program of the Provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee and the Provincial Vietnam Buddhist Sangha.

The contents of coordination between the two sides must ensure practicality, effectiveness, compliance with legal regulations, conformity with the Charter of the Fatherland Front, the Charter of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha and the actual situation in the province.

Comrade Do Van Chien spoke at the signing ceremony. Photo: Nguyen Nguyen

Speaking at the ceremony, comrade Do Van Chien - Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front assessed this as a new model of operation in the activities of the Fatherland Front at all levels. On that basis, he hoped that the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province and the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha of the province would promote the good values ​​between "religion and life", and mobilize monks, nuns, Buddhists and people to unite in all movements.

In the immediate future, the two sides will continue to mobilize people to effectively implement solutions to control, prevent and combat the Covid-19 epidemic, promote socio-economic development in each locality, and join hands with the whole society to care for people's lives. The Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front hopes that the coordination model between the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province and the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha of the province will be successful and can be replicated.

Comrade Do Van Chien presented flowers to congratulate the Buddhist Sangha of Nghe An province on its 10th anniversary. Photo: Nguyen Son

On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha in Nghe An province, comrade Do Van Chien presented flowers to congratulate the Executive Board of the Provincial Buddhist Sangha; and at the same time sent greetings to all the Venerables, monks, nuns, and Buddhists for a peaceful and prosperous new year.

On this occasion, the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee and Nghe An Police presented flowers and gifts on the occasion of the signing ceremony and the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha in Nghe An province. The Central Cultural Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha also commended many collectives, individuals, monks, nuns and Buddhists in Nghe An for their contributions.

Provincial Police leaders presented flowers to congratulate the Provincial Buddhist Sangha. Photo: Nguyen Nguyen

The Provincial Fatherland Front Committee presented gifts to the ceremony organizers. Photo: Nguyen Nguyen

At the ceremony, Nghe An Provincial Youth Union also presented a Certificate of Merit to Venerable Thich Minh Hai - Executive Board of the Provincial Buddhist Sangha for his contributions in the work of solidarity and gathering of youth.

Nghe An Provincial Youth Union Secretary Le Van Luong presented a Certificate of Merit to Venerable Thich Minh Hai - Executive Board of the Provincial Buddhist Sangha. Photo: Nguyen Nguyen

The Central Cultural Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha commended many collectives, individuals, monks, nuns, and Buddhists in Nghe An for their many meritorious contributions. Photo: Nguyen Nguyen