Foreign delegations pay respects to Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong

On the morning of July 26, the national funeral for General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong entered its second day. The respect-paying ceremony continues from 7 am to 1 pm. at the National Funeral Home in Hanoi, the Independence Palace in Ho Chi Minh City, and in his hometown of Dong Hoi commune, Dong Anh district in Hanoi.

A delegation from the Republic of Belarus, led by Siarhei Khamenka, Vice Chairman of the Council of the Republic, pays respects to Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. (Photo: VNA)

A delegation from the Republic of Belarus, led by Siarhei Khamenka, Vice Chairman of the Council of the Republic, pays respects to Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. (Photo: VNA)

The Philippine delegation pays respects to the party leader. (Photo: VNA)

Vice Chairman of the Russian State Duma Pyotr Tolstoy leads a delegation to pay respects to Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. (Photo: VNA)

Pyotr Tolstoy, Vice Chairman of the Russian State Duma, extends his condolences to the family of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. (Photo: VNA)

The Japanese Communist Party (JCP), led by Chairman of the Presidium of JCP Central Committee Shii Kazuo, pays repsects to Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. (Photo: VNA)

Chairman of the Presidium of Japanese Communist Party Central Committee Shii Kazuo writes in the condolence book at the respect-paying ceremony for Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. (Photo: VNA)