The ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, Secretary of HCMC Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan together with leaders and former leaders of the Party and State.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan drop flowers onto the coffin of former President Le Duc Anh, bidding their last farewells to the General (Photo: SGGP)
Politburo member and Secretary of HCMC Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan offers incense to former President Le Duc Anh (Photo: SGGP)On behalf of the funeral organizing board and the former President’s family, Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh expressed his gratitude to mourners for their condolences and attendance at the respect-paying ceremonies, the memorial service and the burial ceremony of former President General Le Duc Anh.
Previously at 4:30 on the same day, the coffin of the former President was taken to the Martyrs’ Cemetery in HCMC on a gun carriage.
A plane of Vietnam Airlines transporting the coffin of the former President landed at Tan Son Nhat international airport, HCMC at 3:30 p.m. on May 3.
