Funeral of former President Tran Duc Luong in Indonesia

Former President Tran Duc Luong made great contributions to the cause of national construction and defense as well as the development of Vietnam-Indonesia relations.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Indonesia held a memorial service for formerPresident Tran Duc Luong.

On the morning of May 25, in the capital city of Jakarta, Indonesia, the Vietnamese Embassy in Indonesia solemnly held a memorial service and opened a condolence book to commemorate former Politburo member and former President Tran Duc Luong.

The ceremony was attended by officials and staff of the Vietnamese Embassy in Indonesia, the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to ASEAN, officials of the ASEAN Secretariat, representative agencies in Indonesia and the Vietnamese community in Indonesia.

Ambassador Ta Van Thong and all staff of the Vietnamese Embassy in Indonesia observed a minute of silence in memory of former President Tran Duc Luong.

Speaking at the ceremony, Vietnamese Ambassador to Indonesia Ta Van Thong emotionally recalled the milestones of the leadership tenure of former President Tran Duc Luong, a leader who made great contributions to the cause of building and defending the Vietnamese Fatherland as well as to the development of Vietnam-Indonesia relations.

Under the leadership of former President Tran Duc Luong, many socio -economic development policies and strategies were implemented, aiming to improve people's lives, maintain political stability, ensure national security and defense, and enhance Vietnam's international position.

Officials and staff of representative agencies and the Vietnamese community visited former President Tran Duc Luong.

In particular, in November 2001, former President Tran Duc Luong's visit to Indonesia laid an important foundation for the strong development of bilateral relations thereafter, including the signing of the Declaration on the framework of friendly and comprehensive cooperation entering the 21st century by the two countries during President Megawati Sukarnoputri's official visit to Vietnam in March 2003. This is a decisive document, creating the basis for the two countries to establish a strategic partnership in 2013 and continue to upgrade to a comprehensive strategic partnership during General Secretary To Lam's state visit to Indonesia earlier this year.

Representatives of embassies, friends and international partners came to express condolences and sign the condolence book.

After the funeral, many representatives of embassies, friends and international partners in Indonesia came to sign the condolence book, sent messages expressing respect and sorrow at the passing of former President Tran Duc Luong, and sent deep condolences to his family, as well as the Party, State and people of Vietnam.

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