Funeral and condolence book for former President Tran Duc Luong at the Vietnamese Embassy in China

Lễ viếng và ghi sổ tang nguyên Chủ tịch nước Trần Đức Lương tại Đại sứ quán Việt Nam tại Trung Quốc

Funeral and condolence book for formerPresident Tran Duc Luong at the Vietnamese Embassy in China.

Ambassador Pham Thanh Binh, on behalf of the staff of the Vietnamese Embassy in China and the community of Vietnamese people, students and businesses living, studying and working in China, signed the condolence book to bid farewell to comrade Tran Duc Luong.

In the condolence book for comrade Tran Duc Luong, Ambassador Pham Thanh Binh emotionally wrote: “Comrade Tran Duc Luong was an outstanding leader of the Party, State and people of Vietnam; a loyal and exemplary communist, who devoted his whole life to the revolutionary cause, serving the Fatherland and the people and was loved by the people; a shining example of constantly studying and following the ideology, morality and style of Ho Chi Minh; a great friend of the people of the world . In his noble career, he made many great contributions to the development of the country, constantly improving its position in the international arena. His passing leaves deep sorrow in the hearts of the Vietnamese people and international friends.”

Officials and staff of the Vietnamese Embassy in China observed a minute of silence in memory of former President Tran Duc Luong.

Ambassador Pham Thanh Binh was moved to write in the condolence book to bid farewell to comrade Tran Duc Luong.

On May 24, representatives of overseas Vietnamese and Vietnamese students in China also organized a delegation to pay their respects and express their condolences and gratitude to former President Tran Duc Luong.

Representatives of overseas Vietnamese and Vietnamese students in China visited former President Tran Duc Luong.

On the same afternoon, General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping sent a message of condolences to General Secretary To Lam and President Liang Qiang; on behalf of the Party, Government and people of China, he expressed deep sorrow over the passing of comrade Tran Duc Luong.

General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping emphasized that Comrade Tran Duc Luong is an outstanding leader of the Party and State of Vietnam, who has made important contributions to the cause of national development and reform and opening up of Vietnam. As a long-time friend of the Chinese people, Comrade Tran Duc Luong has made constant efforts to promote relations between the two Parties and the two countries.

At the same time, General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping expressed his belief that, under the steadfast leadership of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam headed by Comrade To Lam, the Party, Government and people of Vietnam will turn pain into strength and continue to achieve new achievements in the cause of building socialism.

Representatives of many Chinese ministries, branches, associations and organizations came to pay their respects and signed the condolence book; expressing their appreciation for Comrade Tran Duc Luong's great contributions to Vietnam as well as to the China-Vietnam relationship, including the proposal of the "16-word" motto and the "4-good" spirit to promote the development of bilateral relations.

On the same day, more than 30 Ambassadors/Chargés d'Affaires, representatives of embassies of countries and international organizations in Beijing visited, signed the condolence book and sent diplomatic notes and letters of condolence to embassies such as Singapore, Myanmar, Japan, Laos, Cambodia, Cuba, Belgium, Bolivia, Tanzania, Namibia, Rwanda, Burundi, Dominica, Turkemnistan, Lebanon, Uruguay, Bahrain, Venezuela, Portugal, Grenada, Seychelles, Brunei, Jordan, Syria, Kuwait, India, Hungary, Latvia, Grenada, Portugal...

The Vietnamese Embassy in China will open a condolence book in memory of comrade Tran Duc Luong, former Politburo member and former President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, on May 24-25.