In their letters sent to top Chinese leaders and the family of the deceased, they affirmed that, Jiang was an eminent leader of the Chinese Party and State, who was dedicated to the cause of revolution and construction of socialism with Chinese characteristics. He also made important contributions to the normalization and development of Vietnam-China ties.

The Party, State and people of Vietnam always appreciate and remember the great contributions of Jiang to the ties between the two Parties and countries, they wrote.

They also sent wreaths to the Chinese Embassy in Vietnam in commemoration of his death.

On the same day, a delegation of the Vietnamese Party, State, Government, National Assembly, Vietnam Fatherland Front led by President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, together with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, and permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Vo Van Thuong, among others, paid tribute to the late leader and wrote in a condolence book at the Chinese Embassy in Vietnam./.

VNA