Vietnamese Embassy in Czech Republic pays tribute to former Party chief
Prague (VNA) - The Vietnamese Embassy in the Czech
Republic on August 14 held a respect-paying ceremony and opened a funeral book for former
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Le Kha
Phieu.
Chairing the ceremony, Vietnamese Ambassador
Thai Xuan Dung delivered an eulogy highlighting the life, career and contributions of the
late leader to the Party and nation, and expressed the grief over his passing.
Writing in the book, Dung said the former
General Secretary was a leader with great prestige of the Vietnamese Party, State
and people who made eminent contributions to the revolutionary cause of the Party
and nation.
His passing has left a profound sorrow for
comrades and people at home and international friends, he wrote.
The same day, representatives from local agencies and diplomatic
missions of nations such as Russia, Thailand, Indonesia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Spain,
Pakistan, Kuwait and Iraq and the Vietnamese community in the host country also
paid tribute to and wrote in the funeral book, extending their condolences to the
Vietnamese Party, people and family of the former Party chief./.