(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese Embassies and representative offices overseas held memorial services on Friday to pay tribute to former Party chief Le Kha Phieu.
 Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Ngo Duc Manh reads a eulogy at the memorial service for former Party Chief Le Kha Phieu on August 14, 2020, in Moscow. (Photo: VOV) |
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Vietnamese Embassy in Moscow held an online memorial service for Mr. Phieu. Ambassador Ngo Duc Manh read a eulogy on behalf of the overseas Vietnamese communities in Russia. An online funeral book for Mr. Phieu has also been opened from Friday until Monday by the Embassy.
Also on Friday, Vietnamese representative offices and overseas Vietnamese community in Australia held a memorial service and opened the funeral book for Mr. Le Kha Phieu. Diplomatic corps of Singapore, Turkey and Kuwait based in Australia’s capital of Canberra came to the service to pay tribute to Mr. Phieu and wrote down condolences in the funeral book.