(VOVworld) - The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the National Assembly, the President, the Government, and the Vietnam Fatherland Front organized a state funeral for General Vo Nguyen Giap at the National Funeral House in Tran Thanh Tong street in Hanoi. From 7:30 to 12:00, delegations from the Party Central Committee, the National Assembly, the President, the Government, the Vietnam Fatherland Front, the Military Central Party Committee, relatives of General Vo Nguyen Giap, party and state leaders, former senior party and state leaders and foreign leaders, the Hanoi party committee, the Hanoi people’s committee, the Hanoi fatherland Front, the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Public Security, international guests and the diplomatic corps, and Vietnamese war veterans pay tribute to General Giap.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong led the delegation of the Party Central Committee at the funeral

Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong writes in the book of memory

 

The delegation led by President Truong Tan Sang

President Truong Tan Sang writes in the book of memory

The delegation of the National Assembly led by Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung

The government delegation led by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung

Government officials observe 1 minute of silence in memory of General Giap

Delegation of the Vietnam Fatherland Front led by Vice chairman and Secretary General Vu Trong Kim

Family members of General Giap leave their house at 30 Hoang Dieu street

Students in Dien Bien pay tribute to General Giap

 

Funeral service held at Independence Palace in Ho Chi Minh city

 

War veterans pay their tributes in Ho Chi Minh city

From 12:00 to 15:00 will be time for delegations from ministries, sectors, organizations and localities to pay their tributes. The period between 15:00 and 21:00 will be reserved for ordinary people.

Simultaneous funeral services will be held at the headquarters of the people’s committee of Quang Binh province and the Independence Palace in Ho Chi Minh city.