World leaders keep extending condolences to Vietnam over Party leader’s passing

In his telegram, US President Joe Biden emphasized that General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong was the leader who contributed to building a deep relationship between the US and Vietnam.

He recalled Trong’s historic visit to the White House in 2015, describing it as an important milestone in bilateral relations. Thanks to the vision of the General Secretary, the US and Vietnam lifted their ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership during Biden’s visit to Hanoi on 2023.

Biden appreciated Trong’s commitment to healing and building a better future, for peace, stability and prosperity in the region and the world.

In his telegram, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida noted that the exchanges of opinions with Vietnamese Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong during previous meetings have become unforgettable memories for him. He expressed his deepest gratitude for Trong’s great contributions to promoting the Vietnam - Japan relationship.

Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin in his telegram expressed his admiration for the Vietnamese leaders’ important and exemplary contributions to the country’s development, as well as to strengthening relations between Thailand and Vietnam. He also recalled the General Secretary’s historic visit to Thailand in 2013 when the two countries upgraded their ties to the strategic partnership.

General Secretary of the Korean Workers’ Party Kim Jong Un affirmed in his telegram that General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has devoted his entire life to the struggle for the development of the Party and State of Vietnam and the happiness of the Vietnamese people.

Kim acknowledged Trong’s effort in strengthening and developing friendly and cooperative relations between the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and Vietnam, in accordance with the spirit of the agreement reached through the March 2019 summit talks in Hanoi.

The legacy of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong will remain forever in the revolutionary history of the Vietnamese people and the friendly relations between the two countries, he emphasized.

In his telegram, President Yoon Suk-yeol of the Republic of Korea wrote that the Vietnamese people have just lost a respected leader. The achievements and wishes of the General Secretary for the brilliant development of Vietnam and to deepen the friendly cooperative relationship between Vietnam and the RoK will forever be in the minds of the people of the two countries.

Australian Governor General Sam Mostyn, Senate President Sue Lines and House Speaker Milton Dick, in their telegrams, appreciated the General Secretary’s contributions to the relationship between Australia and Vietnam, especially to the upgrade of the relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in early 2024.

They emphasized that Trong’s great contributions to building and developing a peaceful and prosperous Vietnam will always be remembered by the international community. They also affirmed that they would continue to attach importance to cultivating the strategic trust in the Australia - Vietnam relationship as desired by the Vietnamese leader.

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres, President of the United Nations General Assembly Dennis Francis, Indian President Droupadi Murmu and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, also extended their condolences to Vietnam and the family of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong over the passing of the Party leader.