Leaders of communist and left-wing parties around the world have expressed admiration and highlighted the great contributions of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong to Vietnam’s development.

VOV.VN - State offices and public buildings are flying the national flag at half-mast, while all entertainment and sports activities have been brought to a halt ahead of the two-day State funeral of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong which will take place on July 25 and July 26.

VOV.VN - Numerous politicians from around the world have expressed their condolences to the Party, State, and people of Vietnam over the passing of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong, hailing the role and contributions made by the deceased to the country and the communist movement, as well as the progressive world and left-wing politics globally.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong had given close and specific instructions on combating corruption, along with promoting socio-economic development, which can be seen through the recent amendments made to the Land Law, according to Associate Professor Dr. Dao. Duy Quat, former deputy head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Cultural Ideology, now the Party Central Committee's Commission for Information and Education.

Heads of state and government, leaders of parliaments and political parties of countries and representatives of international organisations have sent their sympathies to Vietnam over the passing of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong.

Many overseas Vietnamese (OVs) have grieved over the passing of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, who was an excellent leader of the Party, State, and people of Vietnam and devoted himself to working for the people’s sake.

Professor Carl Thayer from the Australian Defence Force Academy, the University of New South Wales, has emphasised that the conferment of the Gold Star Order, the highest decoration in Vietnam, on Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong acknowledges his very special contributions to the country.

Painter and photographer Vu Kim Thanh, currently Deputy Director of the Vietnamese Family Partnership (VFP), a London-based charity that aims to bring Vietnamese community together, said he was shocked and deeply sad upon hearing the news on the passing of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has always paid great attention to cultural issues, and he has made important contributions to preserving and developing the national culture, and promoting Vietnam’s international integration, said Associate Professor, Dr. Bui Hoai Son, permanent member of the National Assembly’s Cultural and Educational Committee.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong is not only one of Vietnam's most prominent leaders over decades, but also a rare genius theorist in a historial period with many changes like today, General Secretary of the Mexican Labour Party (PT) Alberto Anaya Gutierrez has said.