Vietnam extends condolences to Singapore over Lee Kuan Yew’s death
Former Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew (Photo:VNA)
(VOVworld)- Vietnamese leaders extended their condolences to their Singaporean counterparts following the death of the former Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew on March 23. General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong sent condolences to Secretary-General of the People’s Action Party Lee Hsien Loong, while State President Truong Tan Sang conveyed his sympathy to President Tony Tan Keng Yam. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung also sent his condolences to the Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. The same day, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh also expressed his sympathies to Singaporean Foreign Minister K Shanmugam.
On Monday, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung visited the Singaporean Embassy in Hanoi to enter his name in the book of condolences. On behalf of the Vietnamese government and people, Prime Minister Dung conveyed his sympathy to Singapore’s government and people. He wrote that Lee Kuan Yew’s death was a great loss not only for Singapore but also the ASEAN community as a whole. The Vietnamese people always treasures the affection that Lee Kwan Yew had for Vietnam and the assistance he had given in the past.