Yang Jiechi, member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China Central  Committee pays respect to former Party chief Le Kha Phieu  (Photo: VOV)

China’s Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Keqiang, Chairman of the Standing Board of the National People’s Congress Li Zhanshu, and Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference Wang Yang also sent flowers to pay tribute to the late Party chief.

Yang Jiechi expressed his deep sympathy over Mr. Phieu’s passing and a belief that under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), Vietnamese people will turn this grief into strength to gain greater achievements in socialism building.

On the same day, representatives from many Chinese ministries and agencies along with ambassadors of foreign countries in China visited the Vietnamese Embassy to pay their respects to the late Vietnamese leader.

Lao Party General Secretary and President Bounnhang Vorachith, Chairwoman of the Lao National Assembly Pany Yathotou, and Lao Deputy Prime Minister Sonesay Siphandone attended a memorial service for former General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Le Kha Phieu at the Vietnamese Embassy in Vientiane on Friday. 

Lao Party General Secretary and President Bounnhang Vorachith offers incense to former Party General Secretary Le Kha Phieu (Photo: VOV)

 Writing in the condolence book, Bounnhang Vorachith said the passing of the former Party chief is a great loss to the Vietnamese Party, Government, and people.

The Party, State, and people of Laos have also lost a comrade and close friend, he said, stressing Mr. Phieu’s significant contributions to the great friendship, special solidarity, and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Cambodia Vu Quang Minh praises Mr. Le Kha Phieu’s contributions to the fight against the genocidal regime in Cambodia. (Photo: VOV)

The memorial service in Cambodia was attended by Vice President of the Senate Sim Ka, who extended his deep condolences to the National Assembly, government, and people of Vietnam and families of former Party leader Le Kha Phieu.  

The Vietnamese Embassy, representative offices of Vietnam in Indonesia, and the Deputy Secretary General of ASEAN, observe a minute of silence. (Photo: VOV)

Services were also held by Vietnamese embassies in Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Egypt.

Mr. Le Kha Phieu passed away last Friday in Hanoi at the age of 89 after a long illness.  He became a Party member in 1949 and served as the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam's Central Committee from December, 1997, to April, 2001.