A conference to exchange experience in religious affairs between Vietnam and Cambodia kicked off in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on January 11 as part of a cooperation agreement between the Government Committee for Religious Affairs and the Cambodian Ministry of Religions and Cults.

Delegates to
the conference take a photo (Source: VNA)
Head of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs Vu Chien Thang and
Deputy Minister of State at the corresponding Cambodian ministry Ke Sam Oeun
chaired the event.
Thang said that in the context of fine developments in friendship and
comprehensive cooperation between the two countries, the relationship between
the two offices in charge of state management on religions has been
consolidated, gaining multiple positive achievements.
Along with delegation exchanges, the two sides coordinated in holding a
conference to share experience in religious affairs with Cambodian officials in
Vietnam, and for the first time organising a ministerial meeting on religious
affairs between Vietnamese and Cambodian border provinces.
He affirmed that Vietnam will do its utmost to actively carry out the
cooperation agreement with the Cambodian Ministry of Religions and Cults, and
improve the efficiency of bilateral cooperation in this field, thus
contributing to consolidating and developing the Vietnam-Cambodia traditional
friendship.
The conference will last until January 15. Together with experience sharing,
the two sides’ delegates will visit several religious establishments in Lam
Dong.
According to Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Yen,
Lam Dong is home to 1.3 million people, including about 800,000 followers of
seven state-recognised religions, or 65 percent of the total population.
Source: VNA
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