(VOVWORLD) - The burial service for Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong took place at Mai Dich Cemetery in Hanoi at 3pm on Friday.
 Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong is buried at Mai Dich Cemetery in Hanoi on July 26, 2024. (Photo: VNA) |
The ceremony was attended by President To Lam, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man, leaders and former leaders of the Party and State, and international guests.
They observed a minute's silence to honor the late leader, who dedicated his whole life to the revolutionary cause of the Party and the nation.
On half of the organizing board of the state funeral and the family of the Party chief, Politburo member and permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Luong Cuong, expressed gratitude to incumbent and former leaders of the Party, State and Fatherland Front, compatriots, armed forces, intellectuals, religious dignitaries, diplomatic corps, and representatives of international organizations for paying respects for, sending wreaths and messages of condolences, attending the funeral, and seeing off Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong to the eternal resting place.