(VOVworld)- The Vietnamese Embassy in Venezuela erected an altar to worship General Vo Nguyen Giap. Overseas Vietnamese and international friends there paid tribute to General Giap. In the mourning books, they expressed their admiration and praise for the General’s contributions to the Vietnamese revolution and revolutionary movements throughout the world.

Diplomats in Egypt pay tribute to General Vo Nguyen Giap

In Cairo, nearly 20 delegations came to the Vietnamese Embassy to pay tribute to General Vo Nguyen Giap. They included representatives of the Egyptian Foreign Ministry and Ambassadors from Russia, China, South Africa, Myanmar, Malaysia and the Philippines. In the book of mourning, the Russian Ambassador Sergey Kirpichenko wrote: “ General Vo Nguyen Giap was not only an outstanding hero of Vietnam but also an outstanding symbol of bravery, nobility and sacrifice for the world”. The Chinese Ambassador in Egypt expressed his belief that “the General would always be in the hearts of everyone”. The Cuban Charge De Affairs in Egypt said General Giap would always be in Cuban people’s hearts.

The German Communist Party (DKP) sent condolences. The Party’s President Patrik Kobele and External Secretary Gunter Pohl stressed General Vo Nguyen Giap was a talented military strategist, who devoted his life to the Vietnamese people and would always be in the hearts of oppressed nations.