PM pays tribute to late Party, government leaders
(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh offered incense on Monday to commemorate late leaders of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and the government on the occasion of the Lunar New Year.
 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (L) and Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh offer incense to late Party General Secretary Nguyen Van Linh, February 12, 2018. (Photo: VNA) |
PM Phuc paid tribute to late Party General Secretary Nguyen Van Linh, the first Party general secretary in the renewal period from 1986 to 1991. Mr. Phuc presented Tet gifts to Ngo Thi Hue, late Party leader Nguyen Van Linh’s wife.
The same day, PM Phuc offered incense in tribute to late Prime Minister Pham Van Dong, who was a Politburo member for 35 years and served as Prime Minister for 32 years from 1955 to 1987.