The host informed his guest of recent religious activities in Vietnam as well as the involvement of religious organisations in society and their contributions to educational and medical activities, social sponsoring, vocational training, HIV/AIDS prevention and environmental protection.
Kim noted that Vietnam is home to 14 orthodox religions and 41 religious organisations recognised by the State with 22.1 million followers, a number of which are members of the VFF.
According to the official, religious organisations in Vietnam have a private doctrine and continually abide by the Party’s policies and the State’s laws. The country also has an ordinance on religions and beliefs.
As many as 296 nursery schools with over 3,600 fully-equipped classrooms have been built by religious organisations nationwide, contributing significantly to the country’s educational development, he noted.
For her part, Glendon said she hopes her country and Vietnam would enhance links and become partners in the field.
In the framework of the meeting, members from the USCIRF asked about conditions for religions to be able to become members of the VFF and Vietnam’s State management of religious belief freedom.
