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President To Lam examines preparations for Party chief’s funeral

President To Lam on July 24 came to the Mai Dich cemetery in Hanoi to examine preparations for the funeral of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

Flags flown at half mast to commemorate Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (Photo: VNA)
Flags flown at half mast to commemorate Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – President To Lam on July 24 came to the Mai Dich cemetery in Hanoi to examine preparations for the funeral of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

He offered incense at the monument there to pay tribute to late Party and State leaders resting in peace at the cemetery.

President Lam asked the funeral organising board and relevant agencies to uphold their sense of responsibility to thoroughly prepare and ensure safety for the respect-paying, memorial, and burial ceremonies, slated for July 25 and 26.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong breathed his last on July 19 at the age of 80.

The funeral for the late leader will be held in the national mourning etiquette at the National Funeral Hall in Hanoi on July 25 and 26. The respect-paying and memorial ceremonies will take place at the same time at the Thong Nhat Hall in Ho Chi Minh City and his hometown in Dong Hoi commune of Hanoi’s Dong Anh district.

The burial ceremony is scheduled to take place at the Mai Dich cemetery at 3pm on July 26.

The Mai Dich cemetery, built in 1956, is the last resting place of many high-ranking leaders, along with outstanding figures in the fields of science, culture, and literature and armed forces of Vietnam./.

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