Hanoi (VNA) – Party General Secretaryand President Nguyen Phu Trong on April 21 sent his condolences to Sri Lanka’sPresident Maithripala Sirisena over the series of deadly bombings in thecountry on April 21, which claimed large numbers of innocent lives.
The same day, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phucconveyed his sympathies to his Sri Lankan counterpart Ranil Wickremesinghe.
Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen ThiKim Ngan also cabled a message of condolences to Speaker of the Parliament ofSri Lanka Karu Jayasuriya.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister PhamBinh Minh sent his condolences to Sri Lankan Minister of Foreign AffairsTilak Janak Marapana.
Several churches and hotels in Sri Lanka’scapital Columbus were hit by bombings on April 21. The fatalities have reached228, while the number of injured victims was reported at 469, according tointernational media.-VNA
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