The Executive Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha visited and wished Nghe An province a Happy New Year
(Baonghean.vn) - On the afternoon of January 10, Most Venerable Thich Thanh Nhieu - Permanent Vice President of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS), Head of the Executive Committee of the VBS in Nghe An province visited and extended New Year greetings to the Provincial Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee, Fatherland Front Committee of the province, Provincial Police and Provincial Religious Committee.
Also attending were Most Venerable Thich Tho Lac - Head of the Central Cultural Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, Permanent Deputy Head of the Executive Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha in Nghe An province.
Welcoming the delegation from Nghe An province were comrades: Nguyen Xuan Son - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; members of the Provincial Party Standing Committee: Cao Thi Hien - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Le Hong Vinh - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Vo Thi Minh Sinh - Chairwoman of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee; leaders of the Provincial Police and the Provincial Religious Affairs Committee.
At the Provincial Party Committee, on behalf of the Executive Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha and Nghe An province, Most Venerable Thich Thanh Nhieu thanked the Provincial Party Committee leaders for their warm welcome to the delegation.
On the occasion of the traditional New Year of Canh Ty 2020, Most Venerable Thich Thanh Nhieu, on behalf of the Central Executive Committee of the Buddhist Sangha and monks, nuns and Buddhists, sent wishes of health, peace and happiness to the comrades in the Standing Committee, the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee; at the same time expressed his belief that Nghe An will promote the results achieved in 2019, reap many achievements in 2020 - an important year towards the Party Congresses at all levels.
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The visit and New Year greetings took place in a friendly and open atmosphere. Photo: My Nga |
Thanking the sentiments of Venerable Thich Thanh Nhieu and the monks and nuns, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Xuan Son affirmed that in the process of socio-economic development of Nghe An province, there is always the companionship and attention of the Executive Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha in Nghe An province.
The province always pays attention to the spiritual and cultural life of the people, including religious life. Together with the province, the image of Buddhism is always cultivated by the Board of Directors, especially many meaningful charitable activities, which have had a great impact on social life, guiding people towards goodness and humanity.
In 2020, with many important events, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Xuan Son hopes that the Executive Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha will accompany Nghe An province in the common development. The province will always create conditions for Buddhism to develop and operate, contributing to preserving and promoting the traditional cultural values of the Vietnamese people.
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Venerable Thich Thanh Nhieu presents New Year gifts to Nghe An Provincial Party Committee. Photo: My Nga |
On this occasion, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Xuan Son sent New Year wishes of health and peace to the leaders of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha and all monks, nuns and Buddhists in the province.
At the Provincial People's Council, Most Venerable Thich Thanh Nhieu thanked the Provincial People's Council for their attention and support in the past time. On the occasion of the New Year, Most Venerable wished the leaders and staff of the Provincial People's Council good health and well-being, and together with the Party Committee and the Government, to lead and manage Nghe An province to increasingly prosperous development.
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Welcoming the delegation, on behalf of the Provincial People's Council, Comrade Cao Thi Hien - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council respectfully thanked the attention of the Executive Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha and the province. Photo: My Nga |
Welcoming Venerable Thich Thanh Nhieu and his delegation at the Provincial People's Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Hong Vinh happily informed the delegation about some outstanding results in socio-economic development that Nghe An achieved in 2019. As of December 31, 2019, the province's total budget revenue reached 16,354 billion VND, the highest ever. Political security and social order and safety were maintained.
Based on the achievements of 2019, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Hong Vinh said that the provincial leaders have planned for growth in 2020; at the same time, he hopes that the Provincial Buddhist Sangha Executive Committee will continue to accompany the province in the coming time, creating many breakthrough milestones.
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Reception and meeting at the Provincial People's Committee. Photo: My Nga |
The Provincial People's Committee always continues to accompany the Executive Committee to restore pagodas and traditional customs of the nation; as well as hopes that the Nghe An Buddhist Sangha will participate in the planning of pagoda heritage, select key points, from there, together with the province to maintain and repair pagodas, as well as gradually develop the field of spiritual tourism.
On the occasion of welcoming the New Year of Canh Ty 2020, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee sent the best wishes to the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, the Executive Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha in Nghe An province, and monks, nuns, and Buddhists in the province as well as across the country.
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Venerable Thich Thanh Nhieu presents New Year gifts to the People's Committee of Nghe An province. Photo: My Nga |
At the Nghe An Provincial Fatherland Front Committee, Ms. Vo Thi Minh Sinh - Chairwoman of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee expressed her sincere thanks and gratitude to the attention of Most Venerable Thich Thanh Nhieu, and the Executive Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha. Thanks to the support of the Nghe An Provincial Buddhist Sangha, the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee has achieved many successes, especially in social security activities.
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Venerable Thich Thanh Nhieu presents New Year gifts to the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province. Photo: My Nga |
On the same afternoon, Venerable Thich Thanh Nhieu and his delegation visited and wished a Happy New Year to the Nghe An Provincial Police and the Provincial Religious Affairs Committee. The meetings took place in a friendly atmosphere, Venerable Thich Thanh Nhieu sent his best wishes to all leaders, officers, soldiers of the Provincial Police, and the Provincial Religious Affairs Committee on the occasion of the Lunar New Year 2020.
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Most Venerable Thich Thanh Nhieu, on behalf of the Executive Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha in Nghe An province, presented New Year gifts to all leaders and soldiers of the Nghe An Provincial Police. Photo: My Nga |