Kinhtedothi - On the afternoon of January 20, Standing Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee Nguyen Van Phong chaired a reception for the delegation of the Vietnam Catholic Solidarity Committee (VCS) and the Vietnam Catholic Solidarity Committee of Hanoi City who visited and congratulated the City Party Committee's leaders on the occasion of the Lunar New Year 2025.
The delegation included Priest Tran Xuan Manh - President of the Vietnam Catholic Bishops' Committee; Priest Duong Phu Oanh - Vice President of the Vietnam Catholic Bishops' Committee, President of the Vietnam Catholic Bishops' Committee in Hanoi City, along with monks and members of the Committee.
Also attending the reception on the Hanoi side were Member of the Standing Committee of the City Party Committee, Head of the City Party Committee's Mass Mobilization Commission Do Anh Tuan.
Speaking at the reception, Priest Tran Xuan Manh sent his best wishes to the leaders of Hanoi City on the occasion of the Lunar New Year 2025 and congratulated the 95th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of Vietnam and the 95th anniversary of the founding of the Hanoi Party Committee.
Priest Tran Xuan Manh said that in 2024, the attention and facilitation of the leaders of Hanoi City and related departments and agencies contributed to creating conditions for the Vietnam Catholic Bishops' Committee in Hanoi to successfully organize many activities. Along with that, the results and achievements in the patriotic emulation movement associated with the emulation movement to build "advanced parishes and parishes" launched by the Vietnam Catholic Bishops' Committee in Hanoi contributed to the people of all walks of life in the capital to successfully implement the goals of socio-economic development, stabilize the political situation, and social order and safety in the city.
Next, Standing Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee Nguyen Van Phong chaired a reception for the delegation of the Vietnam Evangelical Church (North) led by Pastor Bui Van San - President of the Vietnam Evangelical Church (North) to visit and congratulate the City Party Committee leaders on the occasion of the Lunar New Year 2025.
Speaking at the reception, Pastor Bui Van San sincerely thanked the attention of the city authorities at all levels in 2024, especially the support for the Association's activities in religious activities in accordance with the principles, purposes and laws of Vietnam.
Pastor Bui Van San affirmed that the Evangelical Church of Vietnam (North) will continue to promote the direction of "living the gospel, serving God, serving the Fatherland and the people". At the same time, it will always accompany the city in social activities, aiming towards the common goal of building great national unity, contributing to the development of Hanoi...
At the receptions, Standing Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee Nguyen Van Phong sent New Year greetings 2025 to priests, monks, pastors... of the Vietnam Catholic Bishops' Committee, the Hanoi City Vietnam Catholic Bishops' Committee and the Vietnam Evangelical Church (North)... who visited and wished the Hanoi Party Committee leaders a Happy New Year.
On this occasion, Standing Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee Nguyen Van Phong quickly informed about the positive results of the city's socio-economic development in 2024. Accordingly, with the support of the Central Committee and all the people, including Catholics and Protestants, the capital Hanoi has fulfilled all socio-economic, security, defense and foreign affairs targets. In addition to completing regular political tasks, Hanoi has strived to complete a very important task to ensure long-term development in the future. In particular, the National Assembly passed the Law on the Capital (amended), the Prime Minister approved 2 plans for the capital with orientation and vision to 2065.
Along with socio-economic development, the city always pays attention to social security work. Currently, 18/30 districts/towns of the city have no more poor households; the number of near-poor households has also decreased sharply and next year, the city's poverty line will continue to be raised to a level higher than the national average.
“The above successes and outstanding results of the city have the active contributions of all classes of people, including Catholics and Protestants in the capital who always accompany the common activities of the city as well as each locality” - the Standing Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee affirmed. At the same time, he highly appreciated the support and cooperation of Catholics and Protestants in joining hands with the city to overcome the consequences of storm No. 3 with many meaningful, practical and effective activities.
The Standing Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee also said that the city's authorities at all levels always create favorable conditions for Catholics and Protestants to practice their religion healthily on the basis of complying with the State's regulations and laws. At the same time, he hoped that Catholics and Protestants in the capital would continue to join hands to preserve the traditional culture of the locality; contribute to building the increasingly renewed homeland and country, and build an increasingly strong national solidarity bloc.
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