Lao leaders pay tribute to former Vietnamese President Le Duc Anh
General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and President of Laos Bounnhang Vorachith led a high-ranking delegation to pay tribute to former Vietnamese President Gen. Le Duc Anh at the Vietnamese Embassy in Vientiane on May 3.
Former Vietnamese President Gen. Le Duc Anh (second from right) visited Souphanouvong, advisor to the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Central Committee (third from right) during his friendship official visit to Laos in November 1993 (Source: VNA)
Vientiane (VNA)– General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and President ofLaos Bounnhang Vorachith led a high-ranking delegation to pay tribute to formerVietnamese President Gen. Le Duc Anh at the Vietnamese Embassy in Vientiane onMay 3.
In the funeral book,the top Lao leader wrote that with the passing away of comrade Le Duc Anh, notonly the Vietnamese Party, State and people lost a beloved leader, but the Lao Party, State and people also lost a close friend and comrade.
Comrade Le Duc Anh hadrendered outstanding services to Vietnam’s past struggle for nationalliberation and national building and defence cause over the past more than 80years, and also made important contributions to strengthening and developingthe great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation betweenLaos and Vietnam over the past times, he wrote.
A representative fromthe Lao National Assembly described Gen. Le Duc Anh as an exemplary leader whoplayed an important role in leading Vietnam from success to success whenwriting in the funeral book.
Delegations from the LaoPeople's Revolutionary Party Central Committee’s Commission for ExternalRelations, and several ministries of the country also paid tribute to the lateVietnamese leader.
Representatives fromseveral embassies in Laos came to the Vietnamese Embassy to paid homage to himand write in the funeral book.
General Le Duc Anh, who served as President of Vietnam from September 1992 to1997, passed away on April 22 at the age of 99.
Vietnam has declaredtwo days of national mourning for him on May 3 and 4. A State funeral was heldfor the former President on May 3.-VNA
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Former Vietnamese President Gen. Le Duc Anh (second from right) visited Souphanouvong, advisor to the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Central Committee (third from right) during his friendship official visit to Laos in November 1993 (Source: VNA) 
