Officials, diplomats pay respect to VN's President in many countries

Officials, diplomats pay respect to President Tran Dai Quang in Cuba, China, Poland

Many officials and diplomats came to Vietnam’s diplomatic missions in Cuba, Shanghai city of China and Poland on September 26 and 27 to pay respect to President Tran Dai Quang, who passed away last week.
Officials, diplomats pay respect to President Tran Dai Quang in Cuba, China, Poland ảnh 1Vice Mayor of Shanghai Weng Tiehui writes on the condolence book when she pays respect to Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang at the Vietnamese Consulate General in Shanghai on September 27 (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Manyofficials and diplomats came to Vietnam’s diplomatic missions in Cuba, Shanghaicity of China and Poland on September 26 and 27 to pay respect to PresidentTran Dai Quang, who passed away last week.

At the Vietnamese Embassy in Cuba, Second Secretary ofthe Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba Jose Ramon MachadoVentura, First Vice President of the State Council and the Council of MinistersSalvador Valdes Mesa, Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces LeopoldoCintra Frias, and First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Marcelino Medinapaid their tribute to President Tran Dai Quang.

Writing onthe funeral book, Salvador Valdes Mesa stressed that President Quang is a closefriend of Cuba and he will be forever remembered as a person who greatlycontributed to the friendship and cooperation between the two nations.

Paying tribute to the Vietnamese leader at the Vietnamese Consulate General inShanghai on September 27, Vice Mayor of Shanghai Weng Tiehui offered thedeepest condolences to the Vietnamese Party, Government and people and thefamily of Tran Dai Quang.

She noted the Shanghai administration will continue to uphold and implementChinese and Vietnamese leaders’ common perceptions on the development of thecountries’ comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership, which Tran DaiQuang always attached importance and greatly contributed to.

Officials of China’s Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces and many foreign diplomatsin Shanghai, including Lao Consul General Lattana Thavonsouk, also visited theConsulate General of Vietnam to pay tribute to President Tran Dai Quang.

Meanwhile, a number of Polish officials paid respect to President Tran DaiQuang at the Vietnamese Embassy in Poland over the last two days. They includedMinister of the Polish President’s Office Adam Kwiatkowski, Deputy ForeignMinister Bartosz Cichocki, Director of Foreign Affairs at theChancellery of the Prime Minister Marek Korowajczyk, and Director of AsiaPacific Department at the Foreign Ministry Paweł Milewski.

They wrote on the condolence book that the passing of President Tran Dai Quangis a big loss to the Party, State and people of Vietnam. He was always highlyvalued by the international community while holding his position, they added.

Parliamentarian Grzegorz Napieralski, who chairs the Poland-Vietnam FriendshipParliamentary Group, other members of the group and foreign diplomats in thecountry also came to the Vietnamese Embassy to bid the last farewell to theleader.

Earlier, Polish President AndrzejDuda had sent condolences to Acting President of Vietnam Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh,recalling President Tran Dai Quang’s warm welcome for him during his officialvisit to the Southeast Asian nation in November 2017 and praising the President'scontributions to Vietnam's dynamic development and friendly cooperation with othercountries, including Poland.-VNA
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