Nghe An meets 110 outstanding religious dignitaries, officials and followers in 2024
On the morning of November 25, the Standing Committee of the Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province held a conference to meet and listen to the voices of prominent religious dignitaries, officials, monks and nuns, and followers in 2024.
Comrade Truong Thiet Hung - Vice Chairman of the Provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee; Priest Giuse Phan Van Thang - Vice Chairman of the Provincial Catholic Solidarity Committee; Venerable Thich Tho Lac - Deputy Head of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Buddhist Sangha Executive Committee chaired the conference.
Attending the conference were leaders of the Provincial Party Committee's Internal Affairs Committee, the Provincial Party Committee's Mass Mobilization Committee; representatives of a number of provincial departments, branches, sectors, and organizations; and 110 prominent dignitaries, officials, monks, and religious followers in the province in 2024.
Contributing more than 15.9 billion VND to build new rural areas and civilized urban areas
The conference heard a report on the results of the implementation of the coordination program between the Standing Committee of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee, the Provincial Catholic Solidarity Committee and the Provincial Buddhist Sangha Executive Committee in 2024.
Notably, the work of coordinating propaganda and mobilizing dignitaries, officials, monks, nuns, Buddhists and people of all walks of life to well implement the Party's guidelines, policies and laws of the State, especially regulations on beliefs, religions, and land laws; propagating the process of building and developing religions in the province; models and typical examples of economic, cultural and social development, "living a good life, living a good religion" among Catholics and Buddhists; fighting against negative information, false arguments, and distortions of the Party and State; promptly correcting violations that affect the honor and reputation of dignitaries, officials, monks, nuns, Buddhists and the image of Buddhism and Catholicism.
The parties also coordinated to implement campaigns and patriotic emulation movements; focusing on the Campaign "All people unite to build new rural areas and civilized urban areas" and implementing Directive No. 21 of the Standing Committee of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee on mobilizing and supporting the construction and repair of houses for the poor and people with difficult housing circumstances in Nghe An province in the period of 2023-2025.
In 2024, religious organizations and religious people contributed more than 15.9 billion VND; donated 14,265m2land; dismantle 3,576m2 boundary wall; clearance of traffic curb 11,331m2; contributed 15,560 working days to participate in building new rural areas and civilized urban areas.
Religious organizations and people of religions in the province have donated tens of billions of VND to support, build and repair houses for poor households, near-poor households, and households in difficult circumstances in the province...
The Standing Committee of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee, the Provincial Vietnam Catholic Solidarity Committee and the Provincial Buddhist Sangha Executive Committee coordinate to grasp the thoughts, aspirations, opinions and recommendations of dignitaries, officials, monks, nuns, Buddhists and the people; participate in building a strong Party and government.
The conference also heard representatives of Nghe An Department of Natural Resources and Environment inform about new policies and laws related to religion.
Directly participating in discussions and exchanges at the conference, a number of dignitaries, officials and followers made a number of recommendations that require a form to widely collect public opinions on a number of plans; proposed increasing the land allocation limit for affiliated religious organizations and religious establishments; establishing a provincial advisory group to resolve land issues related to religion; removing difficulties and obstacles in granting land use right certificates to affiliated religious organizations...
Continue to build a better society
Speaking at the conference, comrade Truong Thiet Hung - Vice Chairman of the Provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee highly appreciated the coordination and support of religious organizations in propagating and mobilizing dignitaries, officials, monks and nuns and followers to carry out socio-economic development tasks, contributing to improving the material and spiritual life of the people.
The Vice Chairman of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee accepted the frank and responsible exchanges of dignitaries, officials and followers; at the same time, affirmed the responsibility of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee to synthesize and send to the Provincial People's Committee and related departments, branches and sectors for consideration and resolution.
Comrade Truong Thiet Hung also hopes that the Provincial Buddhist Sangha Executive Committee and the Provincial Catholic Solidarity Committee will strengthen their coordination more effectively with the Provincial Fatherland Front Standing Committee; at the same time, continue to accompany the Party Committee, authorities, and Fatherland Front at all levels to do a good job of propagating and mobilizing religious dignitaries, officials, monks, and followers to comply with the Party's guidelines and policies, the State's policies and laws, and local obligations; patriotic emulation movements, campaigns launched and called for by the Fatherland Front at all levels; contribute to building a better society, improving the quality of people's lives.
