Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception in Hanoi on May 2 for high-ranking delegations from Cambodia and Laos who are in Vietnam to attend the State funeral for former President General Le Duc Anh.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) receives Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen in Hanoi on May 2 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA)– Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception in Hanoi on May 2 for high-rankingdelegations from Cambodia and Laos who are in Vietnam to attend the Statefuneral for former President General Le Duc Anh.
Prime MinisterSamdech Techo Hun Sen, who leads the Cambodian delegation, expressed his deepsorrow and condolences over the passing away of the former President.
The Cambodian PM describedGeneral Le Duc Anh as a close friend and a comrade who contributed to theliberation of Cambodia from the genocidal regime in 1979.
He again thankedthe Party, State and Government of Vietnam as well as General Le Duc Anh for providingsupport for Cambodia and helping the country build an army with all threeforces.
PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc receives Saysomphone Phomvihane, Politburo member of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and President of the Lao Front for National Construction, in Hanoi on May 2 (Photo: VNA)
Head of the Laodelegation, Politburo member of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and President of the Lao Front for National Construction (LFNC) SaysomphonePhomvihane, conveyed the deep sorrow fromthe Lao Party, State, National Assembly and LFNC to their Vietnamesecounterparts over the death of the former President.
He praised thevaluable contributions made by General Le Duc Anh to the revolutionary cause ofVietnam and the Vietnam-Laos traditional friendship, special solidarity andcomprehensive cooperation.
On behalf of the Party, State, Government and people of Vietnam, PrimeMinister Phuc thanked leaders of Cambodia and Laos for their expression ofsympathy and for sending delegations to Vietnam to attend the funeral ofGeneral Le Duc Anh.
The PM took the occasion to reiterate the importance that Vietnamattaches to the friendly neighbourliness and comprehensive cooperation withCambodia, and the traditional friendship, special solidarity and comprehensivecooperation with Laos.
He shared the guests’ resolve to work closely together to further developthe Vietnam-Cambodia and Vietnam-Laos relations.
General Le Duc Anh, who served asPresident of Vietnam from September 1992 to December 1997, passed away on April22 at the age of 99.
Vietnam declared national mourning for theformer President on May 3 and 4.
A State funeral was held for General Le DucAnh on May 3. -VNA
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Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) receives Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen in Hanoi on May 2 (Photo: VNA) 
PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc receives Saysomphone Phomvihane, Politburo member of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and President of the Lao Front for National Construction, in Hanoi on May 2 (Photo: VNA) 
