A delegation from the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) offered 500 gift packages worth 25,000 USD to Vietnamese Buddhists and impoverished Cambodians living in Phnom Penh on January 25 in honour of the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.
Attending the event were representatives from the Vietnamese Embassy in Cambodia, the General Association of Vietnamese-Cambodian and the Bank for Investment and Development of Cambodia.
Speaking at the event, Great Supreme Patriarch Tep Vong praised the mercy of the VBS toward disadvantaged Cambodians.
He also highlighted the valuable assistance of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers in saving Cambodians from the genocidal regime in the past.
Most Venerable Thích Đức Thiện, General Secretary of the VBS Executive Council, said the VBS will continue coordinating with the Cambodia Buddhist Sangha in implementing additional humanitarian activities to support impoverished Buddhist followers in Cambodia, thus fortifying the friendship and relationship between the two countries.
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