The All Ceylon Shasanarakshaka Bala Mandalaya, the Cultural Affairs Ministry, and the Vietnamese Sangha have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote pilgrimage tourism between Sri Lanka and Vietnam under the Foreign Affairs Ministry’s Temple-to-Temple Diplomacy Program.
Thirty-nine Vietnamese bhikkhus and bhikkhunis made a five-day pilgrimage to Sri Lanka under the program.
They visited Sri Lanka under the patronage of the All Ceylon Shasanarakshaka Bala Mandalaya and the Cultural Affairs Ministry of Sri Lanka, coordinated by the Embassy of Vietnam in Sri Lanka.
The press conference was attended by the Ambassador of Vietnam to Sri Lanka, Ho Thi Thanh Truc, Chief Abbot of Thang Nghiem Law Conclave, Ven. Thich Minh Thanh Thera, Ven. Kaluwane Kumara Kassapa Thera of the World Buddhist Youth Sangha Council, and State Minister of Foreign Affairs, Tharaka Balasuriya.
