Onbehalf of the Vietnamese Government and Foreign Ministry, Deputy PM Minhextended his profound sympathy to the South African people and thefamily of the late President, the eminent leader of anti-apartheidmovements.
He affirmed that the Vietnamese peoplewill always keep in mind the warmhearted sentiments and support Mandelahad given to them during the past struggle for national independence aswell as the current national development.
Heexpressed his belief that the South African people will overcome thisgreat loss to continue realising the late President’s noble ideal of aworld of democracy, freedom and equality.
Mandela passed away on December 5 at the age of 95.
He was a staunch soldier and a prominent hero of the South Africanpeople, who devoted his whole life to the fight against oppression,injustice and apartheid in South Africa and the world as well.-VNA