General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and State President To Lam (R) and Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin. (Photo: VNA)
At the meeting, the two sides highly evaluated positive progress in relations between Viet Nam and the Vatican, notably the Vatican’s Resident Papal Representative in Vietnam and the Office of the Resident Papal Representative in Hanoi began operations in 2024.
Lam thanked Pope Francis for his sympathy and encouragement to the Vietnamese people to overcome the consequence of typhoon Yagi.
The top leader highly appreciated the fine sentiments that the Pope and the Secretary of State have reserved for Viet Nam and stressed that Viet Nam has created favourable conditions for pastoral visits by the current Resident Papal Representative and the non-resident special envoy in the past.
Lam highly evaluated the messages, teachings and letters sent by the previous Popes and Pope Francis to the Catholic community in Viet Nam, which highlighted the spirit of “good Christians and good citizens” and encouraged the Viet Nam Catholic Church to contribute to the national life, for the interests of the whole nation in the sprit of dialogue and cooperation.
Parolin recalled his good impression of Viet Nam during his previous visit and affirmed that the Viet Nam Catholic Church always wants accompany the country’s development in the spirit of sincerity, responsibility and trust.
The two leaders held that maintaining the exchange of high-level delegations and the meetings of the Viet Nam-Vatican joint working group has played an important role in promoting mutual respect and understanding.
Parolin affirmed that the Vatican’s Resident Papal Representative has actively cooperated with Vietnam and Pope Francis wants to visit Viet Nam soon, thus helping to promote connections between the Vatican and the Viet Nam Catholic Church and further enhance the relations between the Vatican and Vietnam./.
Source: VNA
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