Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith shares his sympathy to the loss of former Party leader Do Muoi's family at the funeral. (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) –Many delegations of foreign countries and international organizations onOctober 6 paid their last respect to Do Muoi, former General Secretary of theCommunist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, who passed away on October 1.
Lao Prime Minister ThonglounSisoulith, who is also a Politburo member, led a delegation of the country tothe funeral for the Vietnamese former Party chief. Writing in the funeral guestbook, the Lao leader expressed profound grief from the party, nationalassembly, government and front of the country over the passing of Do Muoi, andpraised him for his great contributions to the national defence, constructionand development of Vietnam, as well as the consolidation and nurture of thefriendly and special ties and solidarity between the two nations.
The passing away of Do Muoialso means the loss of one of the closest friends of Laos, he stressed,describing the former Party chief as a staunch revolutionary and a talented andrespectable leader of Vietnam.
A delegation of Cambodia ledby Deputy Prime Minister Men Sam An to the funeral expressed deep condolencesto the Party, Government and people of Vietnam as well as the bereaved familyover the passing of Do Muoi. In the funeral guest book, she described this as aloss of a top leader to the Vietnamese Party, Government and people.
Meanwhile, a delegation ofthe Cuban Communist Party led by Secretary of the party Central Committee OlgaLidia Tapia Iglesia and a delegation of the Japanese Communist Party also paidlast respect to Do Muoi.
Many ambassadors,representatives of foreign countries and international organizations in Vietnamdid the same and expressed their deep grief over the passing of the formerParty General Secretary.
United States AmbassadorDaniel J. Kritenbrink wrote in the funeral guest book that throughout Do Muoi’stenure, Vietnam and his country solved many issues left by history in an openmanner, accelerated the reconciliation between the two nations and establishedofficial bilateral relations in 1995. On the basis of the legacy of Do Muoi,the governments and peoples of have developed their partnership and friendshipin an intensive and extensive way, the diplomat stressed.
UNICEF Vietnam RepresentativeYoussouf Ould Abdel-Jelil highlighted that the imprints left by Do Muoi will bepreserved in Vietnam’s human-centred and sustainable development, in whichVietnamese children enjoy good care and chances for their fullest development.
Chief Representative of theIMP in Vietnam Jonathan Dunn praised Do Muoi for his great contributions to thecountry’s economic reform efforts in the initial stage which, he said, helpedcreated outstanding improvements in the life of the Vietnamese people.
Cuban General Consul in HoChi Minh City Indira Lopez Arguelles called Do Muoi one of the great friends ofher country. He stands as an icon of the friendship and friendship between thetwo nations, his passing is not only a loss of the Party and people of Vietnambut also that of Cuba, the diplomat stressed.
For his part, RussianGeneral Consul in Ho Chi Minh City Alexei V. Popov affirmed that Do Muoi willremain forever in the heart of each people as an outstanding leader who hadmade great contributions to the consolidation of the relations between the twocountries.
Meanwhile, Malaysian GeneralConsul in Ho Chi Minh City Sofian A. Karim stressed that Do Muoi will beremembered for his special services to the country and people. His devotion isof great significance to the consolidation of the relations between Malaysiaand Vietnam, the diplomat affirmed.
On behalf of the Japanesecommunity in Ho Chi Minh City, General Consul Junichi Kawaue said his country willalways bear memorize Do Muoi’s contributions to the pushing up of the finecooperation and friendly relations between Japan and Vietnam.
Former General Secretary ofthe Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Do Muoi was born on February2, 1917, in Dong My commune, Thanh Tri district, Hanoi. He passed away in Hanoion October 1 at the age of 101 due to serious illness. He served as GeneralSecretary of the CPV Central Committee from June 1991 to December 1997, and waspresented with an insignia of 80-year Party membership.
Vietnam declares two days ofnational mourning for him on October 6 and 7.-VNA
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