(VOVWORLD) - General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam will lead a high-ranking delegation of the Party and State of Vietnam to Vientiane on Thursday to pay respects to former President of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee and former President of Laos Khamtay Siphandone, who passed away on April 2, according to the Foreign Ministry.
 General Khamtay Siphandone, former President of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, former President of the Lao People's Democratic Republic. (Photo: VOV-Vientiane) |
The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the President, the Government, the National Assembly, and the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front sent condolences to the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, the President, the Government, the National Assembly, and the Central Committee of the Lao Front for National Construction.
Khamtay Siphandone passed away at 10:30am on April 2 at the age of 102, according to a special communique by the LPRP Central Committee, National Assembly, and Government of Laos, and the Lao Front for National Construction Central Committee.
To express deep respect and profound gratitude for him, the LPRP Central Committee, National Assembly and Government of Laos, and the Lao Front for National Construction Central Committee have declared five days of national mourning from April 3 to 7.
Official memorial services will be held at the National Convention Centre, Vientiane.