(VOVworld)- National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung has highlighted the Vietnam Committee for Catholic Solidarity’s achievements over the past 30 years, especially its efforts to unite Catholic followers nationwide for socio-economic development. At a meeting in Hanoi on Wednesday, Chairman Hung stated that the Party and State always follow the consistent policy of respecting and ensuring the right to freedom of beliefs and religions which has been stipulated in the Constitutions, including the draft amendments to the 1992 Constitution. Chairman Hung said:“The Party and State always respect the right to freedom of belief and religion of all people and see that religious morality shares many similarities with the national tradition. Religious followers in general and Catholic followers in particular have always been facilitated to practice their religion and encouraged to contribute to the nation”.

Hung expressed his hope that Catholic dignitaries and followers will uphold religious values and citizens’ responsibilities, contributing to building a country of peace, independence, unification and territorial integrity.