PM Wong sends condolences to people of Vietnam, family of late communist party leader
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Vietnamese leader Nguyen Phu Trong died after a 13-year reign as chief of the Vietnamese Communist Party.
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SINGAPORE – Vietnamese leader Nguyen Phu Trong, who died on July 19 at age 80,
Mr Trong’s leadership also contributed significantly to Vietnam’s rapid economic growth, he added.
In a Facebook post on July 20, PM Wong said he was saddened by the passing of Mr Trong, who was a former Vietnamese president, as well as general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam.
He said: “My heartfelt condolences to his family and the people of Vietnam.”
Mr Trong died after a 13-year reign as chief of the Vietnamese Communist Party. He had suffered from ill health, including having a stroke in April 2019.
Vietnam will hold a two-day state funeral next week for Mr Trong, with two days of national mourning set for July 25 and July 26.
