Party leader’s election as President covered abroad
Foreign media outlets have covered the Vietnamese National Assembly’s election of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam as the new President on October 23.
Party General Secretary, President Nguyen Phu Trong at the swear-in ceremony (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Foreign media outlets have covered theVietnamese National Assembly’s election of General Secretary of the CommunistParty of Vietnam as the new President on October 23.
Chinese Xinhua News Agency published a biography of Party GeneralSecretary, President Nguyen Phu Trong, and quoted the new President after beingsworn in as saying “I am happy because I have been trusted and loved by theNational Assembly and assigned tasks. I am worried about how to fulfil theheavy tasks before the country”.
Chinese Party head and President Xi Jinping also sent a congratulatorymessage to his counterpart Nguyen Phu Trong.
Meanwhile, Prensa Latina news agency of Cuba also reported theVietnamese NA’s election of Nguyen Phu Trong as new President through a secretvote.
The agency noted that First Secretary of the Communist Party of CubaRaul Modesto Castro Ruz and President of the Cuban Council of Ministers MiguelMario Diaz-Canel Bermudez sent messages of congratulations to Party GeneralSecretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong.
The same day, Russia’s TASS news agency reported Russian PresidentVladimir Putin also congratulated Party General Secretary and President NguyenPhu Trong, saying his election showed Trong’s prestige earned through his Partyand State positions, as well as the recognition of his contributions to completingsocio-economic tasks and reinforcing Vietnam’s global status.
President Putin also expressed his belief that Vietnam and Russia willcontinue efforts to foster their comprehensive strategic partnership.
Many other news agencies such as France’s AFP, UK’s Reuters, US’s AP andJapan’s Kyodo, also reported on the event.
The AFP quoted experts’ comments that after taking the office, PartyGeneral Secretary, President Nguyen Phu Trong will continue the anti-corruptioncampaign.-VNA
Deputies of the 14th National Assembly on October 23 elected Nguyen Phu Trong, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, as the State President for the 2016-2021 tenure during their on-going sixth session in Hanoi.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC) Nguyen Phu Trong was elected President for the 2016-2021 tenure on Oct. 23 at the 14th National Assembly’s sixth session.
Leaders of China, Laos, Cuba, and Russia have cabled congratulatory messages to General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong on his October 23 election as the State President of Vietnam for the remainder of the 2016-2021 tenure.
Indian President Ram Nath Kovind and leaders of two communist parties of the country have congratulated General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong on his election as President of Vietnam.
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Party General Secretary, President Nguyen Phu Trong at the swear-in ceremony (Photo: VNA) 
