HCM City (VNA), April 26 -- Politburo member and Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh offered congratulations to Khmer Theravada Buddhist monks and followers on the traditional Chol Chnam Thmay Festival and Buddha's birthday during a visit to Candaransi Pagoda in District 3, Ho Chi Minh City, on April 26.

Wishing Khmer Buddhists and people happiness and safety, he affirmed that the Party and State always respect and ensure the freedom of religion or belief in line with law of religious followers, including Khmer Theravada Buddhists.

They have also assisted people of different ethnic groups, including Khmer, to stabilise their lives, preserve and bring into play cultural identities, and develop economic activities so as to joi...