Hanoi (VNA) - The Funeral Board andthe family of former Party General Secretary Le Kha Phieu expressed thanksfollowing the burial service for him on August 15.
The following is themessage in full:
“The CentralCommittee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the National Assembly of theSocialist Republic of Vietnam, the President of the Socialist Republic ofVietnam, the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the CentralCommittee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, the Funeral Board, and the family ofcomrade Le Kha Phieu wish to express sincere thanks to:
- Compatriots, comrades;
- Revolutionaryveterans;
- Intelligentsia,religious dignitaries;
- Agencies,organisations, localities, units;
- The people’s armedforces;
- The Partyorganisations, administrations, and people of Hanoi city, Ho Chi Minh City, andThanh Hoa province;
- Diplomatic corps,representatives of international organsations, and international friends;
For sendingcondolence messages and wreaths, as well as attending the respect-payingceremonies, memorial services, and burial ceremony of comrade Le Kha Phieu,former General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee.”
Former Party General Secretary Phieu passed away at2.52am on August 7 at his home in Hanoi after a period of illness.
Vietnam observed twodays of national mourning for the leader on August 14-15./.