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Streams of people walked past by the private house of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong in Lai Da Village in Dong Hoi Commune in Dong Anh District. Many touch the honeycomb stone-built wall, highlighted with bamboo trees inside.
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A long line of people waiting outside the Lai Da Village Cultural House in Dong Hoi Commune, Dong Anh District to attend the memorial ceremony of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. Photo by VnExpress/Nguyen Dong |
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People brave the sun to pay their respects. Photo by VnExpress/Nguyen Dong |
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A woman offers water to people who wait in the line. Photo by VnExpress/Nguyen Dong |
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People move into the Lai Da Village Cultural House in Dong Hoi Commune, Dong Anh District to attend the memorial ceremony for the Party leader. Photo by VnExpress/Nguyen Dong |
The Cambodian delegation, led by Hun Sen, President of the Cambodian People's Party and President of the Cambodian Senate, came to pay respects to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.
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The Cambodian delegation, led by Hun Sen, President of the Cambodian People's Party, at the state funeral. Photo by VnExpress/Giang Huy |
Previously, Hun Sen had sent a letter expressing his "deep sorrow." "The General Secretary had strengthened the enduring brotherly friendship with Cambodia and persistently strived over the years to enhance close cooperation not only between the Cambodian People's Party and the Communist Party of Vietnam but also between our two governments and peoples," he said.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and Cambodian National Assembly President Khuon Sudary also sent letters of condolence.
Former classmates of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong at Hanoi General University, which is now Vietnam National University, Hanoi, in 1963-1967, came to pay respects.
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Former university classmates of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong at the funeral. Photo by VnExpress/Giang Huy |
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President To Lam touches the coffin of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong at the funeral. Photo by VNA |
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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (R) and former Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh touch the coffin of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong at the funeral. Photo by VNA |
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President To Lam (L) and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh write in the condolence book at the funeral. Photo by VNA |
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National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man writes in the condolence book at the funeral. Photo by VNA |
Hundreds of people flocked to the communal house of Lai Da Village in Dong Hoi Commune of Dong Anh District in Hanoi, the hometown of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, to pay their respects. Many of them wear a white cloth band on their head, a Vietnamese traditional gesture to mourn deceased family members.
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Local people pay tribute to Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong in his hometown in Hanoi's Dong Anh District. Photo by VnExpress/Vo Hai |
Pham Quang Thanh, 72, in Hoai Duc District, said he took a bus to travel more than 20 km to Dong Anh District to light incense for Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.
Thanh used to work in Regiment 269 under the Command of the Engineering Corps. He came to the funeral despite his advanced age and just returning from many days of treatment in hospital.
"I am fulfilled to be able to offer incense to the General Secretary. I often watched his speeches at many conferences. He contributed greatly to the country's collective cause, especially in the fight against corruption and negativity. His passing leaves me with immense sorrow," Thanh said.
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Pham Quang Thanh, 72, comes for Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong's funeral in Hanoi's Dong Anh District. Photo by VnExpress/Vo Hai |
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Secretary of HCMC Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen leads a delegation of the city's Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee, and Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee to pay tribute to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong at the Reunification Palace. Photo by HCMC Press Center |
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Defense Minister Phan Van Giang leads the ministry's Central Military Commission to pay respects at the funeral. The delegation includes Generals and former Defense Ministers Pham Van Tra and Ngo Xuan Lich. Photo by VnExpress/Giang Huy |
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Luong Tam Quang, Minister of Public Security, leads a delegation of the ministry's Party unit to pay respects at the funeral. Photo by VnExpress/Giang Huy |
