Condolences extended to family of French communist over her death

Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang on September 2 visited the family of French communist Raymonde Dien - a symbol of the fight against the war by French colonialists in Vietnam, who passed away on August 19 at the age of 93.
Condolences extended to family of French communist over her death ảnh 1At the event (Photo: VNA)
Paris (VNA) – Vietnamese Ambassador toFrance Dinh Toan Thang on September 2 visited the family of French communist RaymondeDien - a symbol of the fight against the war by French colonialists in Vietnam,who passed away on August 19 at the age of 93.

The ambassador conveyed condolences by the PartyCentral Committee’s Commission for External Relations, Foreign Minister BuiThanh Son and former Ambassador Nguyen Dinh Bin to the deceased family.

Born on May 13, 1929 in the western part of France,Raymonde Dien is known by the Vietnamese and other peoples in the world forlying on the rail to block a train carrying tanks and other weapons toIndochina on February 23, 1950. Later, she joined other French communists intheir support to the Vietnamese people in their fight against the Frenchcolonialists and US imperialists, for the struggle for peace for Vietnam.

On September 2, 2004, she was decorated with aFriendship Order by the Vietnamese State.

Even in her last days, she still joined various eventson Vietnam, especially those in support of Vietnamese victims of Agent Orange.

In the message of condolences, the Commission forExternal Relations affirmed that the Vietnamese Party, State and people always keepin mind sentiments and valuable support of the French communist for Vietnam’s paststruggle for national liberation, as well as its cause of national constructionand defence.

On behalf of the Party Central Committee and Partyleaders, the commission extended its deepest sympathy to the French CommunistParty and the deceased family./.
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