VOV.VN - Vietnam has firmly rejected what it described as “biased and inaccurate” assessments contained in a recent update on religious freedom released by the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF).

Vietnam and Cambodia, boasting similarities in the practice of Buddhism, should share experience with each other in building the great national solidarity to create favourable conditions for their people to exercise the right to freedom of belief and religion, Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra said on July 31.

VOV.VN - Vietnam regrets that although the United States has recognised some of the nation’s progress in protecting and promoting freedom of religion and belief, the US State Department's 2023 annual report on international religious freedom still gives biased assessments based on unverified and inaccurate information about the actual situation locally.

VOV.VN - Vietnam refutes non-objective, biased and inaccurate statements about the actual situation in Vietnam, stated in the International Religious Freedom Report 2024 of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF).

VOV.VN - Vietnam regrets that the US has designated Vietnam as one of the countries on its Special Watch List regarding religious freedom, and requests it to remove the country from the list.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Human Rights Network (VHRN) headquartered in California, USA, recently published its 2022-2023 report which continues to provide distorted information about the human rights situation in a number of countries and territories, including Vietnam.

A Vietnamese delegation paid a working visit to the US from October 10-22 during which Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Vu Chien Thang called on both sides to increase constructive dialogue to clarify religious issues and avoid misunderstandings that may impact bilateral relations.

VOV.VN - Over the years the Vietnamese Party and State have implemented a consistent policy of respecting and ensuring people’s right to freedom of belief and religion throughout the country, including in the Central Highlands region.

VOV.VN - The United State still lacks impartiality in its judgment about the religious situation in Vietnam, according to Pham Thu Hang, deputy spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam.

The US Embassy wishes to cooperate with Vietnam to remove the Southeast Asian nation from the US’s special watch list on religious freedom, Ambassador Marc E. Knapper told Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Vu Chien Thang during their meeting in Hanoi on April 14.