Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc visits Pali school (Source: VNA)Soc Trang (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has extended bestwishes to Khmer Theravada Buddhist dignitaries and followers in the MekongDelta province of Soc Trang on the occasion of the Chol Chnam Thmay – thetraditional New Year Festival of Khmer people in the south.
The Government leadervisited the provincial Association for Solidarity of Patriotic Buddhist Monksand Pali school, and offered incense at Khleang pagoda in the province on April6.
He informed localKhmer people that thanks to joint efforts of the entire Party, army and people,Vietnam has gained great achievements in the fields of socio-economics,defence, security and diplomacy. The national great unity has beenconsolidated, and people’s material and spiritual lives improved continuously.
These achievements aremade possible partly thanks to the contribution by the Khmer community in thesouth, he affirmed.
The leader appreciatedefforts by Khmer Buddhist dignitaries and followers and Khmer people toimplement socio-economic development goals and ensure the locality’s securityand order.
He asked localauthorities to pay more attention to Khmer people in underprivileged areas.
On this occasion, PMPhuc visited and presented gifts to Khmer welfare policy beneficiaries.-VNA
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