Vietnam will support the Holy See's Permanent Representative to successfully fulfill his duties.

Deputy Minister Le Thi Thu Hang congratulated Archbishop and Resident Representative Marek Zalewski on his new assignment in Vietnam; and expressed her joy at the positive developments in the Vietnam-Vatican relationship in recent times through high-level contacts and exchanges within the Vietnam-Vatican Joint Working Group mechanism.

Deputy Foreign Minister Le Thi Thu Hang received the Permanent Representative of the Holy See in Vietnam. (Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

Ms. Le Thu Hang affirmed that the two sides' approval of the Regulations on the operation of the Holy See's Permanent Representative and the Holy See's Permanent Representative Office in Vietnam duringPresident Vo Van Thuong's visit to the Vatican in July 2023 marked an important development in the relationship between Vietnam and the Vatican.

Deputy Minister Le Thi Thu Hang also affirmed that Vietnamese authorities will support the Holy See Resident Representative to successfully fulfill his duties, contributing to promoting relations between Vietnam and the Holy See, strengthening the connection between the Holy See and the Catholic Church in Vietnam, as well as encouraging the Vietnamese Catholic community to well implement the guidelines of "Respecting God, loving the country", "accompanying the nation", "good parishioners are good citizens", actively contributing to the development of the country.

Archbishop and Resident Representative Marek Zalewski expressed his joy at taking on his new assignment in Vietnam in the context of the positive development of relations between the Holy See and Vietnam; thanked the Vietnamese authorities for their support during his time as Non-Resident Special Envoy to Vietnam and hoped that Vietnam would continue to create favorable conditions for the activities of the Resident Representative and the Office of the Permanent Representative of the Holy See in Vietnam to successfully fulfill the mission entrusted by Pope Francis.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang received the Permanent Representative of the Holy See in Vietnam. (Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs )

The Archbishop and Resident Representative affirmed that he will make efforts to contribute to continuing to strengthen high-level contacts and dialogue in the spirit of cooperation and mutual understanding; promoting relations between the Holy See and Vietnam as well as with the Catholic Church in Vietnam.

Recently, Archbishop Marek Zalewski was appointed by Pope Francis as the first Permanent Representative of the Holy See to Vietnam. Previously, Archbishop Marek Zalewski worked at the Holy See's Secretariat for Relations with States since 1995 and worked in many countries around the world, including being appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Zimbabwe (2014), Apostolic Nuncio to Singapore and concurrently Non-Resident Special Envoy of the Holy See to Vietnam (2018).

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