Provincial leaders welcome the Executive Committee of Nghe An Buddhist Sangha

(Baonghean.vn) - On the afternoon of January 28, a working delegation of the Executive Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha in Nghe An province led by Most Venerable Thich Thanh Nhieu - Permanent Vice President of the Central Executive Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha - Head of the Executive Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha in Nghe An province visited and wished the leaders of Nghe An province a Happy New Year.

Welcoming the delegation were comrades Ho Duc Phoc - Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Tran Hong Chau - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, Le Quang Huy - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Dinh Thi Le Thanh - Member of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee and representatives of a number of provincial departments and branches.

Overview of the reception

On behalf of the provincial leaders, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Ho Duc Phoc informed the delegation of the Executive Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha of Nghe An province of some of the province's economic, cultural and social results in the past year. Although still facing many difficulties and challenges, the Party Committee, government and people of Nghe An have achieved many remarkable results: the economy has a fairly high growth rate, inflation is controlled; agriculture has high growth, the total product in the province (GDP) in 2014 is estimated to increase by 7.24%/plan of 7 - 8%; this year's growth rate is higher than the growth rate of the last 2 years and higher than the average growth rate of the whole country (estimated at 5.8%), GDP per capita reached 25 million VND/person/year; budget revenue reached 7,400 billion VND. The cultural and social fields continue to have many changes. In particular, the quality of education has clearly improved; achieved many achievements in national and international competitions for excellent students, university and college entrance exams... Investment attraction and foreign affairs achieved many outstanding results; culture and society achieved positive results, people's lives continued to improve, social security was ensured, national defense, security, and social order and safety were maintained.

Comrade Ho Duc Phoc reported on the socio-economic situation of the province.

Venerable Thich Thanh Nhieu speaks at the meeting

Provincial leaders welcomed the delegation.

The Provincial Party Secretary praised the contributions of monks, nuns and Buddhists in the development of the province. He hoped that the Executive Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha in Nghe An province would promote its role in guiding monks, nuns and Buddhists in religious activities in accordance with the motto and purpose of Buddhism. Coordinate with local authorities to promote activities to encourage learning and talent, help single-parent families and those in difficult circumstances, contributing to the development of Nghe An. Comrade Ho Duc Phoc sent his best wishes for a prosperous and healthy new year to the Executive Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha in Nghe An province.

Representative of Nghe An Buddhist Executive Committee wishes the provincial leaders a Happy New Year

On behalf of the Executive Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha of Nghe An province, Most Venerable Thich Thanh Nhieu expressed his sincere gratitude to the attention of the provincial leaders, especially with the help of the Party Committee, the government and the people of Nghe An for creating conditions to meet the religious needs of monks, nuns and Buddhists. Among them, there are many pagodas that are cultural and spiritual tourist destinations for domestic and foreign tourists, contributing to promoting the image of Nghe An to visitors from all over the world.

On the occasion of the New Year of the Goat 2015, on behalf of the Executive Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha of Nghe An, Most Venerable Thich Thanh Nhieu sends New Year wishes to the Party Committee, government and people of Nghe An for a new year of happiness, prosperity, peace with many new victories, building Nghe An to develop more and more.

Comrade Dinh Thi Le Thanh welcomed the delegation of the Executive Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha of Nghe An province.

On the same day, at the Provincial People's Committee Office, Comrade Dinh Thi Le Thanh - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee welcomed and wished a Happy New Year to the delegation of the Executive Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha of Nghe An province.

Thanh Le