Ho Chi Minh City ’s authorities on January 5 paid tribute to Abdurrahman Wahid, the former President of Indonesia, at the Indonesian Consulate General in HCM City.

The former Indonesian president died in hospital on December 30 at the age of 69 after battling with illness for a long time.

The Vice Chairman of the Municipal People’s Council Huynh Thanh Lap expressed his deepest condolences to the Indonesian State , its people and the late president’s family over his death.

Lap said that HCM City ’s authorities and people honoured and praised the late Indonesian president for his contributions to the friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and Indonesia .

He added that the city will always treasure Vietnamese-Indonesian ties and will work harder to promote the two countries’ traditional relationship./.