Over 5,600 delegations pay final respects to Party General Secretary
More than 5,600 delegations with over 252,000 people formally paid tribute to General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong at the National Funeral Hall in Hanoi, the Reunification Hall in Ho Chi Minh City, and his hometown in Lai Da village, Dong Hoi commune, Hanoi's outlying district of Dong Anh during the two-day state funeral on July 25-26.
Delegations from the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, People’s Council, People’s Committee, Fatherland Front, and people from all walks of life observe a minute of silence to commemorate Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – More than 5,600 delegations with over 252,000 people formally paid tribute to General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong at the National Funeral Hall in Hanoi, the Reunification Hall in Ho Chi Minh City, and his hometown in Lai Da village, Dong Hoi commune, Hanoi's outlying district of Dong Anh during the two-day state funeral on July 25-26.
The attendees included leaders from the Party, State, ministries, agencies, mass organisations, localities, and units, as well as the military and diplomatic delegations, international organisations, international friends, and fellow citizens.
As many as 434 delegations with 136,886 people bid farewell to the late leader at the National Funeral Hall, 1,588 delegations with 56,600 people in Dong Hoi commune, and 3,585 delegations with 58,532 people in Ho Chi Minh City.
There were 100 foreign delegations coming to say goodbye to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.
According to the organising board of the state funeral, over 483,000 people sent their heartfelt condolences to the late leader via the e-identification app VNeID.
The immense turnout for the national mourning prompted the organising board to extend the respect-paying ceremony to 24:00 at the National Funeral Hall, and 23:00 in Ho Chi Minh City and Dong Hoi commune instead of 22:00 on July 25 as announced earlier.
💙 The memorial service was held at 1pm on July 26 at the National Funeral Hall, followed by the burial ceremony at 3pm at Mai Dich Cemetery in the capital city./.
The respect-paying ceremony for Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong continued 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 26 morning, with seemingly endless flows of people coming from far and wide since early morning to bid the last farewell to the leader who has dedicated his all to the nation and its people.
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