The 10th meeting of the Vietnam – Vatican Joint Working Group

On March 31, 2023, the 10th meeting of the Vietnam - Holy See Joint Working Group co-chaired by Deputy Foreign Minister Le Thi Thu Hang and Deputy Foreign Minister of the Holy See, Msgr. Miroslaw Wachowski, took place at the Vatican.

At the meeting, the two sides discussed the situation of Vietnam-Holy See relations and issues related to the Catholic Church in Vietnam in a spirit of friendship, understanding and mutual respect.

Deputy Minister Le Thi Thu Hang affirmed that Vietnam consistently implements the policy of respecting and ensuring freedom of belief and religion of the people; authorities at all levels always pay attention to and create favorable conditions for the activities of religions, including Catholicism. Deputy Minister Le Thi Thu Hang requested the Holy See to pay attention to and guide the Vietnamese Catholic community to stick together and accompany the State and people, contribute to the overall development of the country, promote the good cultural and ethical values of Catholicism, thereby contributing to the development of the Vietnam - Holy See relationship.

The Holy See's Deputy Foreign Minister Miroslaw Wachowski affirmed that the Holy See always wants the Catholic Church in Vietnam to operate according to Vietnamese law and actively contribute to the country's development in the spirit of the Church's teachings "living the Gospel in the heart of the nation" and "good parishioners must be good citizens".

The two sides assessed that the Vietnam-Holy See relationship has made much progress in recent times, including regular contacts and consultations, exchanges of high-level delegations between Vietnam and the Holy See, as well as regular pastoral visits by the Non-Resident Representative, Special Envoy of the Holy See, Archbishop Marek Zalewski.

The two sides discussed and basically agreed on the Regulations on the operations of the Holy See Resident Representative and the Office of the Holy See Resident Representative in Vietnam.

On this occasion, Deputy Foreign Minister Le Thi Thu Hang and the delegation had a meeting with Holy See Foreign Minister Paul Gallagher./.

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