On April 13, Director of Buddhist Affairs Department under the Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA) Bùi Hữu Dược led a delegation to visit Khleng pagoda in the Culture Tourism Village of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups in Hanoi city on occasion of the traditional Chol Chnam Thmay festival (New Year Festival) of Khmer people.
Joining the GCRA delegation included Chief of the Office under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Toán Thị Hượng and Director of Management Board of the Culture Tourism Village of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups Nguyễn Văn Sơn.
On behalf of the GCRA, Director Bùi Hữu Dược extended best wishes to Venerable Abbot of the pagoda Hộ Tăng and Buddhists at the pagoda, and praised them for their contributions to preservation and promotion of fine cultural traditions of Khmer people.
Kiều Nga