Laos observes national mourning for Vietnam’s Party General Secretary
A state funeral for Vietnam’s Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong was held at the headquarters of the Lao Prime Minister’s Office, the National Assembly Office, and the Office of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee on July 25.
The ceremony is held at the headquarters of the Office of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee. (Photo: VNA)
Vientiane (VNA) – A state funeral for Vietnam’s Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong was held at the headquarters of the Lao Prime Minister’s Office, the National Assembly Office, and the Office of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee on July 25.
Officials and staff of the Prime Minister's Office observed a minute of silence to express deep grief at the passing of General Secretary Trong who made significant and crucial contributions to nurturing and developing the great friendship, special solidarity, and comprehensive cooperation between the two Parties, States, and peoples.
Officials and staff of the Prime Minister's Office observe a minute of silence to express deep grief at the passing of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. (Photo: VNA)
Minister-Chairman of the office Bouakhong Nammavong shared that as the Lao Party, State, and people lost a close and dear friend, the Lao Party and Government decided to observe national mourning in Laos, including at the Lao Embassies and representative offices abroad.
Sharing his grief at the passing of General Secretary Trong, Secretary of the LPRP Central Committee Office’s Youth Union Phouthala Keovichith stressed that to preserve and further cultivate the great friendship, special solidarity, and comprehensive cooperation, significantly promoted by the General Secretary and Lao Party General Secretary and State President Thongloun Sisoulith, he and the younger generations of Laos will continue to follow the Party and State's policies of inheriting and developing the longstanding and fine traditional relationship between the two countries.
Laos is observing national mourning for the Vietnamese Party leader on July 25-26. From July 25, ministries, sectors and agencies from the central to local level in Laos, and the Laos-Vietnam Friendship Association have sent letters of condolences, and paid respects to the deceased at the Vietnamese Embassy in Laos and Consulates General in Lao localities.
In addition, major press and media agencies of Laos have run articles and screened documentaries featuring the late leader’s important contributions to the Laos-Vietnam, Vietnam-Laos great friendship, special solidarity, and🎶 all-round cooperation./.
Laos is scheduled to observe a national mourning for General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong on July 25 and 26, Minister and head of the Lao Prime Minister's Office Bouakhong Nammavong announced at a press conference in Vientiane on July 22.
Lao Ambassador to Vietnam Khamphao Ernthavanh has affirmed that Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong is a leader with great personality and an exemplary figure.
General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith has recounted the close comradeship with Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, and shared what he learned from the late Vietnamese leader.
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