LookAtVietnam – Viet Nam maintains a consistent policy of ensuring the right to freedom of religion and belief for all people, considering it an important goal alongside the national economic development and renewal,

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem received a delegation from the US Commission on International Religious Freedom. (Photo: VNN)

He affirmed that Viet Nam was open and willing to hold dialogues and exchange information to increase mutual understanding.

The US delegation expressed thanks to the Government of Viet Nam for creating favourable conditions for the delegation to better understand the status of religious freedom in Viet Nam as well as exchanging ideas on issues of common concern.

The delegation also applauded Viet Nam for presenting its national report on human rights practices in Viet Nam at a session of the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review Working Group in Geneva last Friday.

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