Hanoi (VNA) – Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebbounehas cabled a message of condolences to Party General Secretary and StatePresident Nguyen Phu Trong over the passing of former Party General SecretaryLe Kha Phieu.
General Secretary of the Mongolian People’s Party AmarabayAsglalan also sent a letter of sympathy to the Communist Party of Vietnam.
On August 17, Algerian Minister of Mujahideen (War Veterans) Tayeb Zitouni led adelegation to the Vietnamese Embassy in Algeria to pay his tribute to the late VietnameseParty chief.
At a meeting with VietnameseAmbassador Nguyen Thanh Vinh, Zitouni said former Party General SecretaryPhieu’s death is also a great loss to Algeria, as Vietnam and Algeria have atime-honoured traditional friendship.
On August 16-17, more than40 delegations representing authorities, diplomatic corps and internationalorganisations as well as Vietnamese associations in Algeria came to the embassyto pay their homage to the former leader.
The Vietnamese Embassy inSlovakia also held respect-paying services for the former Party chief fromAugust 14-18./.
