A delegation of high-ranking Lao leaders, led by Lao Party General Secretary Thongloun Sisoulith, attends the mourning and funeral ceremonies of Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong in Hanoi.
Laos is also holding a state funeral on July 25 and 26 in memorial of the Vietnamese leader.
Wang Huning, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, leads the Chinese delegation into the mourning ceremony.
Previously on July 19, the Chinese Party Central Committee sent its condolences upon hearing of Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong's passing, saying that the Chinese Communist Party and people have lost a comrade, a brother and a friend.
President of the Cambodian Senate Hun Sen leads a delegation into the mourning ceremony as he bows to Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong's wife Ngo Thi Man.
Hun Sen had previously expressed his condolences, saying Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong had bolstered the friendship between Vietnam and Cambodia for many years.
The Cuban delegation is led by National Assembly chairman Esteban Lazo Hernandez.
Previously, general Raul Castro Ruz and Cuban President and First Secretary of Cuba's Communist Party Miguel Díaz Canel-Bermudez had expressed their condolences to Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong's family and Vietnamese people.
The Singaporean delegation attends the mourning ceremony, bringing with them wreaths with words in both Vietnamese and English, saying "Deepest condolences from the Republic of Singapore."
South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck Soo, leading a delegation to light incenses and pay respects, walks around Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong's casket.
Han previously sent his condolences, saying the achievements and will of Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong to develop Vietnam and deepen relations with South Korea would forever stay with the people of both countries.
Former Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide, special envoy of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, leads the Japanese delegation to pay tribute at the National Funeral Home in Hanoi.
U.S. ambassador in Vietnam Marc Knapper writes in the condolence book after attending the mourning ceremony in Hanoi.
The EU delegation to the funeral is led by High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell.
Photo by the Communist Party of Vietnam newspaper
The Swiss delegation extends their condolences to Ngo Thi Man, wife of Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong, and their family.
The Diplomatic delegation in Hanoi, led by Palestinian ambassador Saadi Salama, attends the mourning ceremony.
Photo by VNA
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea delegation is led by the Counsellor and Chargé d'Affaires of the DPRK Embassy Ri Ho Jun.
At the Reunification Palace in HCMC, international delegations line up to pay respect to Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong.
