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Pope Francis, Brazilian leaders condole Vietnam on President’s passing

Pope Francis sent a message of condolences to Vietnam on the passing of President Tran Dai Quang, reported the Vatican Radio on September 22. ​
Pope Francis, Brazilian leaders condole Vietnam on President’s passing ảnh 1President Tran Dai Quang inspects guards of honour during India visit on March 3, 2018 (Source: VNA)

Rome (VNA) – Pope Francis sent a message ofcondolences to Vietnam on the passing of President Tran Dai Quang, reported theVatican Radio on September 22.

In themessage sent to Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh, the Pope extended hisprofound condolences and wished for peace and blessings to the Vietnamesepeople, especially the family of the late President. 

In2016, President Quang paid a call to Pope Francis and met Prime Minister ofVatican, Cardinal Pietro Parolin. 

Thegovernment and political parties of Brazil also cabled condolences to the Vietnamesegovernment and people. 

TheBrazilian Foreign Ministry issued a press release saying that as a State leadersince 2016, President Tran Dai Quang walked on a meaningful path towards thedevelopment of Vietnam - an important partner of Brazil in Southeast Asia, aswell as protection of multilateralism, settlement of disputes by peaceful meansand facilitation of dialogues among nations. 

Inanother condolence message, President of the Communist Part of Brazil LucianaSantos lauded President Quang for leading the country to adapt to challenges ofthe era and by no means step back to meet aspirations of the founders ofcontemporary Vietnam. 

Ambassadorsof Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Myanmar, Thailand and Singapore,Commander of Air Force of Brazil, defence attachés of Honduras, El Salvador,Venezuela, Egypt, China, Senegal, Cameroon, Indonesia, Namibia, Uruguay, the CzechRepublic, Thailand, Poland, India, the Republic of Korea, Ecuador and Surinamealso conveyed sympathy to the Vietnamese Embassy in Brazil.

PresidentTran Dai Quang passed away at 10:05am on September 21 in Hanoi at the age of62.
 
According to the Board of Healthcare Services for Senior Officials, thePresident died at Military Central Hospital 108 due to serious illness.-VNA

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