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Respect paying ceremony held for Party General Secretary in Cambodia

The Vietnamese Embassy in Cambodia opened two-day respect paying ceremony along with the condolence book for Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on July 25 morning.

A CPP delegation led by Honorary President Samdech Heng Samrin at the ceremony (Photo: VNA)
A CPP delegation led by Honorary President Samdech Heng Samrin at the ceremony (Photo: VNA)

Phnom Penh (VNA) – The Vietnamese Embassy in Cambodia opened two-day respect paying ceremony along with the condolence book for Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on July 25 morning.

Throughout the morning, delegations from the Cambodian Royal Palace, the Cambodian People's Party (CPP), the Senate, the National Assembly, and various Cambodian ministries and agencies visited the Vietnamese Embassy to sign the condolence book and pay their last respects.

Senior Minister in charge of General Affairs of the Ministry of the Royal Palace Kuy Sophal conveyed a letter of condolences from King Norodom Sihamoni to Ambassador Nguyen Huy Tang, and condolences from the King and Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk to leaders and people of Vietnam over the passing of the late Party leader, who he said is a close friend of Cambodian people.

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Senior Minister in charge of General Affairs of the Ministry of the Royal Palace Kuy Sophal conveys a letter of condolences from King Norodom Sihamoni to Ambassador Nguyen Huy Tang (Photo: VNA)

Leaders of the CPP, the Senate, the National Assembly of Cambodia hailed the General Secretary as an eminent leader of Vietnam and a close, longstanding friend of Cambodia who made significant contributions to the fraternal friendship and close cooperation between the two countries’ Parties, Governments and people, affirming that his legacy will remain forever in their hearts.

Representatives from diplomatic missions and international organisations in Cambodia, as well as from the Khmer-Vietnamese Association in Cambodia (KVA), the Cambodia-Vietnam Friendship Association, the Vietnam-Cambodia Business Association (VCBA), and the Cambodian Alumni in Vietnam Association (CAVA) also paid their last respects to the Vietnamese Party leader.

The respect paying ceremony at the embassy will last through July 26./.

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