At the meeting of the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone (SEANWFZ) Commission, foreign ministers of ASEAN countries observed a minute's silence to express their sadness at the passing of the Vietnamese Party chief

The agenda included discussions and reviews of the legislative proposals for the Law on Emergency Situations and the amended Law on Science and Technology, as well as the draft laws for the amended Law on Electricity and the amended Law on Employment.

Leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF) Gennady Zyuganov and General Secretary Trọng studied together as graduate students at the Academy of Social Sciences of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

As a leader at strategic level, with outstanding capacity, Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng, along with the Politburo, the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat and the Party Central Committee, led and directed the entire Party, armed forces and people to intensify the national cause of Đổi Mới (renewal) in a comprehensive and synchronous manner, to maximise the strength of the national unity and international solidarity, NA Chairman Trần Thanh Mẫn wrote.

Ambassadors in Hà Nội sent their condolences.

General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng’s leadership and lifelong service to his people and country will be profoundly remembered, and his contributions to regional and international peace, friendship and cooperation will be an invaluable and enduring legacy, the message said.

Vietnamese intellectuals and people living and working in many countries have expressed their grief at the passing of Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng – an excellent leader, and a shining example of integrity, approachability, and dedication to serving the people.

Over many years serving in various positions in Hà Nội, Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng consistently showed affection, closeness and special concern for the city.

The official said bilateral ties have developed to a new high with deep mutual understanding, adding the relations were set up by President Hồ Chí Minh and Presidents Kaysone Phomevihane and Souphanouvong, and nurtured by generations of leaders of both sides, including Party General Secretary Trọng.