The Vietnamese Embassy in Cuba on Sept. 12 hosted a memorial
ceremony for Vo Chi Cong, former Politburo member, former Party Central
Committee Secretary, former President of the State Council and and
former advisor to the Party Central Committee.
The
embassy opened a funeral book for Cuban Party, State and Government
leaders and representatives of foreign diplomatic corps in Cuba to
express their sympathy on the death of an outstanding leader of the
Vietnamese Party and State.
Secretary of the
Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee (CPCCC) and Head of the CPCCC
Commission on External Relations Jose Ramon Balaguer paid a tribute and
signed the funeral book, highlighting Cong’s contributions to Vietnam
’s national liberation and reconstruction.
On the
same day, the General Secretary of t he United Left Movement of
Dominica (MIU) sent a message of condolence to the Vietnamese Party,
State and people on the death of Vo Chi Cong.
On Sept. 12 and 13, the Vietnamese Embassy in China held a solemn memorial service for Vo Chi Cong.
Assistant to the Chinese Foreign Minister Liu Zhen Min, assistant
to the head of the International Liaison Department of the Communist
Party of China Central Committee (CPCCC) Yang Yan Yi, President of the
China-Vietnam Friendship Association Qi Jian Guo and many
representatives of foreign embassies and international organisations
were present at the event.
Leaders of the Communist
Party of India ( CPI ) and the Communist Party of India-Marxist
(CPI-M) presented floral tributes to former President Cong at the
Vietnamese Embassy in India .
Representatives
from many foreign diplomatic corps and the Overseas Vietnamese
Community in Australia presented floral tributes him at the Vietnamese
Embassy in Canberra and Consulate General in Sydney and expressed their
sympathy with the Vietnamese Party, State and people over the death of
the former President of the State Council in a funeral book that was
opened for three days from Sept. 12.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Bangladesh held a solemn memorial ceremony for Vo Chi Cong on Sept. 12 and 13.
The Bangladeshi Foreign Ministry’s delegation, President of the
Bangladeshi Communist Party Manzurul Ahsan Khan and Secretary oaf the
Bangladeshi Workers Party Central Committee Ali Ahmed Enam Ul Haque paid
tributes to Vo Chi Cong.
The Vietnamese
permanent delegation to the UN and Vietnamese agencies at the UN and
New York held a memorial ceremony in New York on Sept. 12.
The Vietnamese embassies in Canada , Mexico and Algeria also
held memorial services to commemorate former President of the State
Council Vo Chi Cong.
Algerian Senate
President Abdelkader Bensalah conveyed his deepest sympathy to the
Vietnamese Party and State and Cong’s family. The Algerian Government
and people wished to continue to promote the Algeria-Vietnam traditional
friendship and cooperation that was fostered by former President of the
State Council Vo Chi Cong, he said.
Also on
Sept. 12, the Vietnamese Embassy in the UK opened a funeral book
for Overseas Vietnamese and international friends to commemorate Cong./.