On behalf of the VFF Central Committee, Mr Nui wished dignitaries and all Christians a happy new year and called on them to continue properly implementing Party and State policies and guidelines and respond to patriotic emulation movements launched by the VFF.

Parish priest Pham Hung, Head of the Office of the Hanoi Archdiocese thanked the VFF for supporting and facilitating the archdiocese’s activities over the years and expressed the hope that the VFF would continue to perform its role as a bridge between the people and State agencies to contribute to reinforcing the great national unity bloc.