At the memorial service of former President General Le Duc Anh (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - The Funeral Board and the family of former President General Le Duc Anh expressed thanks following the burial service for him in Ho Chi Minh City on May 3.
The following is the message in full:
“The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, the Funeral Board, and the family of General Le Duc Anh wish to express sincere thanks to:
- Compatriots, comrades;
- Revolutionary veterans;
- Intelligentsia, religious dignitaries;
- Agencies, organisations, localities, units;
- The people’s armed forces;
- The Party organisations, administrations, and people of Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, and Thua Thien-Hue province;
- Diplomatic corps, representatives of international organsations, and international friends;
For sending condolence messages and wreaths, as well as attending the respect-paying ceremonies, memorial service, and burial ceremony of General Le Duc Anh, former member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, former President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, and former advisor to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam.”
General Le Duc Anh, who served as President of Vietnam from September 1992 to December 1997, passed away on April 22, 2019 at the age of 99.
Vietnam has declared two days of national mourning for him on May 3 and 4.-VNA
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