Vietnamese embassies in the Republic of Korea (RoK), Russia, Australia, France, Italy,China, South Africa and Israel held ceremonies on August 14 to mark the recent passing of former General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Le Kha Phieu.
Seoul (VNA) - Vietnamese embassies in theRepublic of Korea (RoK), Russia, Australia, France, Italy, China, South Africa and Israel held ceremonies on August 14 tomark the recent passing of former General Secretary of the Communist Party ofVietnam Central Committee Le Kha Phieu.
Staff at the Vietnamese Embassy in the RoK, led byAmbassador Nguyen Vu Tung, observed one minute’s silence in commemoration of the late Party leader.
The embassy opened a funeral book online from August14-15.
Representatives from the embassies of Laos, Brunei,Brazil, Ethiopia, Paraguay, Sierra Leone, Bahrain, France, the United ArabEmirates, Senegal, Argentina, Oman, and Kuwait in the RoK expressed theirprofound condolences to the family of the late leader, the VietnameseGovernment and people.
In Moscow, Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Ngo DucManh delivered a eulogy on the life and revolutionary career of Phieu and his contributions to the cause of national constru♚ction anddevelopment.
The funeral book is opening from August 14-17. On the morning of the same day, Russian politicalparties and embassies of ASEAN member states, European, African, and Latin Americancountries also cabled messages of condolences to the Vietnamese Embassy inRussia and the family of the late leader. Together with the Vietnamese Embassy in Australia, theVietnamese Consulates General in Sydney and Perth also held a tribute serviceand opened funeral books from August 14-17. Lao Ambassador to Australia Sisavath Inphachanh wrotethat Phieu made important contributions to strengthening the great friendship,special solidarity, and comprehensive partnership between Vietnam and Laos, andhis legacy will be forever remembered. The same day, similar ceremonies took place in France, Italy, Hong Kong and Kunming of China, South Africa and Israel to show respect to Vietnam's former Party leader./.
A ceremony was held at 6am on August 14 to hoist the national flag at half-mast at Ba Dinh square, Hanoi to commemorate former Party Chief Le Kha Phieu who passed away on August 7.
The respect-paying ceremony for Former General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Le Kha Phieu, who passed away on August 7 at the age of 89, started on August 14 morning at the National Funeral Hall, No. 5 Tran Thanh Tong Street, Hanoi as national mourning etiquette.
The respect-paying ceremony for former General Secretary of the Party Central Committee Le Kha Phieu started on August 14 at the National Funeral Hall in Hanoi, Thong Nhat Hall in Ho Chi Minh City and 25B Hall in the late leader hometown of Thanh Hoa.
Vietnamese embassies held ceremonies on August 13 and 14 for people to pay their respects to former General Secretary of the Party Central Committee Le Kha Phieu, who passed away on August 7.
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At the ceremony in the RoK (Photo: VNA) 
