Resolution and Life

President of the Australian Senate Sue Lines has expressed her deepest sympathy over the passing of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong and affirmed that he is a revered leader both in Vietnam and across the world.

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.

Before the start of the state funeral for Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong at 7am on July 25, large numbers of people flocked to the National Funeral Hall in Hanoi, the Thong Nhat Hall in Ho Chi Minh City, and his hometown in Dong Hoi commune of Hanoi’s Dong Anh district to pay homage to the beloved leader, an excellent disciple of President Ho Chi Minh.

The passing of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong is a great loss for Vietnam’s reform and door-opening efforts, Prof. Miliang, Director of the Centre for Southeast Asian Studies and Dean of the Law School of Beijing Foreign Studies University, has said.

Since the early morning of July 25, large numbers of leaders and people from all walks of life have paid their last respects to Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong at the National Funeral Hall in Hanoi, the Thong Nhat Hall in Ho Chi Minh City, and in his hometown in Dong Hoi commune of Hanoi’s Dong Anh district, showing their great grief over the passing of the Party leader.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong was a leader of integrity who was tireless in his efforts for building and development of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), Martín Hacthoun, a journalist from Prensa Latina, told the Vietnam News Agency (VNA)’s correspondents in Havana.

General Secretary of the South African Communist Party (SACP) Solly Mapaila on July 24 afternoon came to the Vietnamese Embassy in South Africa to pay his respects and sign the condolence book following the passing of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong.

Leaders of the United Nations (UN) and ambassadors of countries to the UN on July 24 paid tribute to General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong at the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the UN in New York, the US.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong had extremely important contributions to the nation building and development cause, with the highlight being the “bamboo diplomacy” approach and the anti-corruption fight which help create confidence and attract foreign investment, according to Uch Leang, a researcher at the Royal Academy of Cambodia (RAC).

A respect-paying ceremony in the national mourning etiquette was solemnly held for General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong at the National Funeral Hall in Hanoi, the Thong Nhat Hall in Ho Chi Minh City, and his hometown in Dong Hoi commune of Hanoi’s Dong Anh district on July 25.

First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) and President of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez on July 24 morning (local time) paid homage to Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong at the Vietnamese Embassy in Havana.

The national flag was flown half-mast at Ba Dinh Square in Hanoi at 6am on July 25, marking the start of the national mourning for Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong which will last from July 25-26.

Buddhist monks, nuns, and followers and residents can pay tribute to Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, who breathed his last on July 19, at pagodas and monasteries on July 25 and 26, the same time when respect-paying and memorial ceremonies are held for the leader.

Leaders of many countries along with ruling parties, communist parties, and partner parties have continued sending letters and messages of condolences to Vietnam on the passing of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong.

President To Lam on July 24 came to the Mai Dich cemetery in Hanoi to examine preparations for the funeral of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

People now can offer condolences to the family of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong over his passing via the e-identification app VNeID, the Ministry of Public Security (MPS)’s Police Department for Administrative Management of Social Order said on July 24.

US politicians and officials with close engagement with Vietnam have shared their stories and recognised General Secretary of Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong's imprints in elevating Vietnam-US relations to new heights.

The funeral for General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong is organised in the national mourning etiquette. The respect-paying and memorial ceremonies take place concurrently at the National Funeral Hall, No. 5 Tran Thanh Tong street, Hanoi, Thong Nhat Hall in Ho Chi Minh City and at the leader’s native land in Dong Hoi commune, Dong Anh district, Hanoi.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong was a special, rare politician and a profound theorist with sharp mind, Chairman of the Friendship Group with Vietnam Prof. Dr. Günter Giesenfeld told the Vietnam News Agency (VNA)'s resident correspondent in Berlin.

The respect-paying ceremony of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong is organised in the national mourning etiquette at the National Funeral Hall, No. 5 Tran Thanh Tong, Hanoi, from 7 AM to 10 PM on July 25 and from 7 AM to 1 PM on July 26, 2024.