President Tran Dai Quang’s death receives wide coverage on world media
International media worldwide have published news on the death of President of Vietnam Tran Dai Quang and highlighted his contribution to Vietnam’s development.
Hanoi, (VNA) – International media worldwide have published news on thedeath of President of Vietnam Tran Dai Quang and highlighted his contributionto Vietnam’s development.
InCuba, official mediasuch as Granma newspaper, Prensa Latina news agency, State-owned news agency ACN,Juventud Rebelde newspaper and Cubadebate all reported the death of theVietnamese President. They stressed the warm sentiment of the late Presidentfor Cuba, recalling that Quang was the last foreign leader to meet with lateCuban leader Fidel Castro in November 2016, not long before Fidel passed away.
The Granma said the death ofPresident Quang is a great loss to the Government and people of Cuba, considering what he had done for the friendship andcooperation between the two countries.
PrensaLatina quoted Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Lianys Torres as saying thatPresident Quang is a great friend of Cuba who had worked to promote thefraternal ties between the two nations.
Inthe afternoon of September 21, the death of the Vietnamese President also receivedwide coverage by Japanese media. Major agencies such as the NHK, Yomiuri, Asahi,Mainichi, Nikkei, Asia Nikkei Review, Japan News and Japan Times carried thePresident’s biology, mentioning the key positions that Quang has held since1975.
KyodoNews noted that President Quang had worked to deepen ties between Vietnam andthe US, recalling the talks between him and then US President Barack Obama inMay 2016 in Hanoi.
Themass media in Italy reported on the death of the Vietnamese President onSeptember 21 and expressed sympathy to Vietnam.
The news was also published bymajor foreign news agencies, such as Xinhua of China, AFP ofFrance and Reuters of the UK.
Themedia quoted the UK Ambassador to Vietnam Gareth Ward and US Ambassador toVietnam Daniel Kritenbrink as expressing their grief over the death of theVietnamese leader and sympathy to his family and the Vietnamese people.-VNA
Member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Tran Dai Quang passed away at 10:05am on September 21 in Hanoi.
The General Assembly of the United Nations held a minute’s silence to remember Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang, who passed away on September 21 in Hanoi.
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President Tran Dai Quang (Photo: VNA) 
