Flag flew at at half-staff at Ba Dinh Square on September 26 upon the death of President Tran Dai Quang.


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Flag flies at half- staff at Ba Dinh Square upon the death of President Tran Dai Quang.
Vietnam's Permanent Mission to the United Nations held a minute's silence to remember President Tran Dai Quang.
Ambassador to the UN Dang Dinh Quy addresses the ceremony, recalling President Tran Dai Quang's great contributions to the nation.
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel pays homage to President Tran Dai Quang.
Ambassador Khiane Phansourivon, head of the Lao Permanent Mission to the UN, writes on the book of condolences.
US friends also come to pay homage to President Tran Dai Quang.
Relatives of President Tran Dai Quang at the respect-paying ceremony.
Relatives of President Tran Dai Quang at the respect-paying ceremony.
A delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee led by General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong pays respect to President Tran Dai Quang.
A delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee led by General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong pays respect to President Tran Dai Quang.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc leads a Government delegation to the ceremony.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc leads a Government delegation to the ceremony.
Acting President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh and former Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Pham Quang Nghi express their sympathy to President Tran Dai Quang's family.
A delegation of the Central Military Commission and Defence Ministry led by Ngo Xuan Lich, Politburo member, Vice Secretary of the Central Military Commission and Defence Minister pays homage to President Tran Dai Quang.
A delegation of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee led by Vice President and Secretary General Hau A Lenh at the ceremony.
A delegation of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee led by Vice President and Secretary General Hau A Lenh at the ceremony.
Minister of Public Security Sen. Lieut. Gen. To Lam leads a delegation to the ceremony.
Minister of Public Security Sen. Lieut. Gen. To Lam leads a delegation to the ceremony.

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Phan Dinh Trac, head of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee’s Commission for Internal Affairs (fourth from right, front row), pays respect to President Tran Dai Quang  

Speaker of the House of Representatives Tadamori Oshima at the event 

Justice Minister Yoko Kamikawa writes in the book of condolences 

Chairman & CEO Hiroyuki Ishige of the Japan External Trade Organization pays his homage to the President (Photo: VNA)


Vietnam Embassy in Japan pays respect to President Tran Dai Quang

The Vietnamese Embassy in Japan held a ceremony to pay tribute to Tran Dai Quang, Politburo member and President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, on September 26.

At the ceremony, Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Nguyen Quoc Cuong emphasised the contributions of the President, who devoted his life to the national construction cause and was honoured with various orders. 

He said embassy staffers have fond memories of the President and remember his words to them during his visit to Japan last June and his trips for medical treatment in the country over the past year.

Phan Dinh Trac, head of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee’s Commission for Internal Affairs, who is on a working visit to Japan, attended the event. Writing in the book of condolences, he conveyed his grief toward the passing of an exemplary and dedicated leader with significant contributions to the building and protection of Vietnam.

International friends and Japanese leaders attended the event to pay their respect.

The Japanese officials included Speaker of the House of Representatives Tadamori Oshima, Justice Minister Yoko Kamikawa, governor of Gunma Prefecture Masaaki Osawa, Chairman of Japan-ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Exchange Group Hirofumi Nakasone, Grand Master of Ceremonies at the Imperial Palace Yoshitaka Akimoto, and leader of the New Komeito Party Natsuo Yamaguchi.

Representatives from Japanese organisations and businesses, local residents and overseas Vietnamese also attended the ceremony.

President Tran Dai Quang passed away at 10:05am on September 21 in Hanoi due to serious illness at the age of 62.

The State Funeral for the President began at 7 am on September 26. The nation observes two-day national mourning on September 26 -27.


VNA