Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong laid to rest in Hanoi

After the burial ceremony, fresh wreaths were laid on top of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong's grave, before all family members and delegates presenting at Mai Dich Cemetery took another minute of silence.

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Speaking afterward, Permanent Secretary of the Secretariat Luong Cuong, on behalf of the funeral organizing committee and the General Secretary's family, expressed gratitude to the leaders and former leaders of the Party and State, compatriots nationwide, intellectuals, the diplomatic corps, the armed forces, religious dignitaries, and international organizations who came to pay their respects, sent wreaths and condolence messages, and attended the memorial and burial services for General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong

The family members and the leaders of the Party and State walked around the grave to bid a final farewell to the late Party chief.

The casket of Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong is lowered into the ground. Ngo Thi Man walks toward the place where her husband lies. Delegates stand from behind and observe the ceremony.

A screenshot of VTV's live report of the memorial ceremony shows Ngo Thi Man (front, L), wife of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, crying as she stands next to their son Nguyen Trong Truong after the Party leader's casket was lowered to the ground.

The family and delegates then spread flowers and soil into the grave. The guards then close down the grave. The family, Party and state leaders spend a minute in silence in memorial of the late Party Secretary.

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The casket of Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong has been brought into the burial site, so the final rites can be performed before he eternally rests.

The ceremony takes take place at 3 p.m.

As planned, the entourage carrying Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong's casket would march through several Hanoi streets, including Tran Thanh Tong, Le Thanh Tong, Trang Tien, Hang Khay, Trang Thi, Dien Bien Phu, Tran Phu, Son Tay, Kim Ma, Dao Tan, Lieu Giai, Nguyen Chi Thanh, Thang Long Avenue, Le Quang Dao, Le Duc Tho, Ho Tung Mau.

The entourage marches past the Trang Tien-Hang Khay-Hang Bai intersection. Photo by VnExpress/Lam Thoa

The hearse passes the Hanoi Opera House. Photo by VnExpress/Hieu Luong

The General Secretary's coffin, draped with the national flag by the honor guard, is placed neatly on the hearse. Behind it, thousands of people follow, paying their final respects to the General Secretary.

Photo by VnExpress/Giang Huy

The hearse moves out of the National Funeral Home courtyard. Following closely behind are his wife, Ngo Thi Man, President To Lam, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man, and Permanent Secretary of the Party Secretariat Luong Cuong. The procession from the funeral home follows the coffin, bidding farewell to the General Secretary.

Ngo Thi Man (2nd, L), wife of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, stand with Vietnamese leaders, former leaders and foreign guests behind the Party leader's casket outside the National Funeral Home. Photo by Thong tin Chinh phu