General Giap commemorated across Asia

The Vietnamese embassies in many countries across Asia have opened funeral books and held memorial services for General Vo Nguyen Giap, who devoted all of his life to the revolutionary cause of the Vietnamese nation.
The Vietnamese embassies in many countries across Asia have openedfuneral books and held memorial services for General Vo Nguyen Giap, whodevoted all of his life to the revolutionary cause of the Vietnamesenation.

In Singapore , the ceremony wasattended by a Government delegation led by Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen,representatives from Singaporean organisations as well as the Lao andCambodian embassies in the country.

Minister Henwrote in the funeral book that General Giap was a hero of Vietnamwhose military strategy paved the way for national independence.

During the first day of the service, hundreds of Vietnamese peopleliving and studying in Singapore came to pay their respects to theGeneral.

At an October 13 ceremony hosted by theVietnamese Embassy in Indonesia , representatives from diplomaticcorps in the country expressed their deep grief to the decease of thegenius General, describing it a great loss to the Vietnamese people aswell as those who love peace, independence and freedom in the world.

In Malaysia , more than 30 delegations from the Malaysian ForeignMinistry and the embassies of Laos , Cambodia , Indonesia , thePhilippines , Cuba , Russia , Italy and South Africa came to theheadquarters of the Vietnamese Embassy to pay tribute to the General.

Meanwhile, a service at the Vietnam Consulate Generalin Luang Prabang, Laos was attended by delegations from eightnorthern Lao provinces and Vietnamese people living there.

In India, representatives from many local agencies and diplomatic corps also paid homage to General Giap.

In his note, National Secretary of the Communist Party of India (CPI)wrote that the CPI expresses its respect to Comrade Vo Nguyen Giap andextends deep condolences to the Vietnamese people.

He remarked that General Giap led the Vietnamese army to the famous DienBien Phu victory, forcing the French forces to withdraw troops fromVietnam, ending their colonial rule. This victory encouraged thefights against oppressive forces throughout the world.

At the ceremony, Vietnamese Ambassador to India Nguyen Thanh Tanhighlighted the General’s contributions to fostering the friendshipbetween Vietnam and India .

At another servicein memory of General Giap held at the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan,representatives of Vietnamese agencies, expatriates and Japanese friendsobserved a minute of silence to show their respect and gratitude to theCommander-in-Chief of the Vietnam People’s Army.

Former Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Hiroyuki Yushita expressed hisadmiration at General Giap’s remarkable life, declaring him to be both ahero and a true patriot.-VNA

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