State funeral begins for former Party General Secretary Do Muoi
Hanoi, (VNA) - The
State funeral began at 7am on October 6 at the National Funeral Hall, No.5 Tran
Thanh Tong, Hanoi, for former General Secretary of the Communist Party of
Vietnam Central Committee Do Muoi, who passed away on October 1.
The funeral is held by the Party
Central Committee, State President, National Assembly, Government and Vietnam
Fatherland Front Central Committee.
General Secretary Do Muoi is
laid in state at the National Funeral Hall.
Crowds of people gathered at the
National Funeral Hall since early morning, queuing up to pay tribute to the
Party leader.
A delegation of the Party
Central Committee led by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong paid respect
to the former Party chief and offered condolences to his family.
Writing in the funeral guest
book, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu
Trong expressed his deep grief over the death of the outstanding and
prestigious leader of the Party, State and people. He praised Do Muoi as a
steadfast communist party member who devoted his entire life to the ideal of
national independence, socialism and people’s happiness. He acknowledged the
great merits and contributions made by the former Party chief to the cause of
national liberation and reunification, Doi Moi and national construction and
defence.
Delegations led by Acting President
Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, National Assembly
Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front
Central Committee Tran Thanh Man paid last respects to the former Party General
Secretary
Among those coming to offer condolences
there were former Party General Secretaries Le Kha Phieu and Nong Duc Manh; former
Presidents Tran Duc Luong, Nguyen Minh Triet and Truong Tan Sang; former Prime
Minister Nguyen Tan Dung; former National Assembly Chairmen Nguyen Van An and
Nguyen Sinh Hung; among others.
A respect-paying ceremony is
also being held at Thong Nhat Hall in Ho Chi Minh City. A delegation of the
city’s Party Committee, People’s Council, People’s Committee and Vietnam
Fatherland Front, led by Politburo member and Secretary of HCM City Party
Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan paid tribute to the former Party chief.
Former General Secretary of the CPV Central Committee Do Muoi was born on February 2, 1917, in Dong My commune, Thanh Tri district, Hanoi. He passed away in Hanoi on October 1 at the age of 101 due to serious illness. He served as General Secretary of the CPV Central Committee from June 1991 to December 1997, and was presented with an insignia of 80-year Party membership.
Vietnam declares two days of national mourning for him on October 6 and 7.--VNA