Top legislator extends condolences over passing of EU Parliament President
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman
Vuong Dinh Hue has sent a letter of condolences to First Vice President of the
European Parliament (EP) Roberta Metsola over the passing of EP President David
Sassoli.
In the letter, on behalf of the Vietnamese NA and people, Hue asked Metsola to convey his deepest
sympathy to the EP and the bereaved.
He said Sassoli had made significance contributions to
promoting the partnership and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and the
European Union (EU), as well as between the Vietnamese NA and the EP.
Hue said he always bears in mind Sassoli’s sentiments
towards himself and the Vietnamese legislature, along with practical, sincere
and candid talks with Sassoli during the top Vietnamese legislator’s trip to
the EP last September.
Vu Hai Ha, Chairman of the NA’s Committee for External
Relations, also extended his condolences to Lorenzo Mannelli, Head of Cabinet -
President's Office at the EP, over the passing of Sassoli.
Sassoli passed away on January 11 due to a
"serious complication" related to his immune system, Reuters reported./.