Australia flies flags at half-mast in memory of President Tran Dai Quang
On September 26, Australia flew flags at half-mast at all state and government buildings across the country to commemorate President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Tran Dai Quang.
On the morning of September 26, the Vietnamese Embassy in Australia, the Vietnamese Consulate General in Sydney and the Vietnamese Consulate General in Perth simultaneously opened condolence books and held a ceremony to pay tribute to comrade Tran Dai Quang, Politburo member and President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
At the Vietnamese Embassy in Canberra, all embassy staff and relatives and officers of agencies adjacent to the Embassy observed a minute of silence in memory of President Tran Dai Quang.
On behalf of the Embassy staff, Ambassador Ngo Huong Nam wrote in the condolence book: “Shocked to hear of the sudden passing of Comrade Tran Dai Quang, President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, all officers and staff of the Vietnamese Embassy in Australia would like to send our deepest condolences to the family of Comrade Tran Dai Quang. We would like to express our respect and pray that Comrade Tran Dai Quang's soul rests in peace in eternity.”
Visiting and signing the condolence book at the Vietnamese Embassy in Australia, Ms. Lynda Worthaisong, Deputy Director General of the Southeast Asia Department of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, expressed her deep sorrow at the passing of President Tran Dai Quang and sent condolences to the President's family as well as the Party, State and people of Vietnam.
In addition, overseas Vietnamese, representatives of the Diplomatic Corps and embassies of countries in Australia also came to visit and commemorate President Tran Dai Quang.
Writing in the condolence book, Lao Ambassador to Australia Sisavath Inphachanh wrote: “On behalf of the Lao Embassy in Canberra, I would like to express my deepest and most sincere condolences to the Party, State and people of Vietnam and his family for the great loss to both Vietnam and the Party, State and people of Laos. President Tran Dai Quang made great contributions to the cause of protection, construction and development of Vietnam, especially in the fields of security and social order. President Tran Dai Quang was a comrade and close friend of the Party, State and people of Laos. He made significant contributions to the friendship, especially the solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos.”
On the same morning, the Vietnamese Consulate General in Sydney solemnly held a memorial service and opened the condolence book for President Tran Dai Quang. Ministries, staff of the Consulate General and other representative agencies of Vietnam in Sydney, the Vietnamese Business Association in New South Wales, the Vietnamese Student Association in New South Wales, and representatives of the Consulate Generals of Türkiye, Brazil, and Thailand came to pay their respects, signed the condolence book, and sent their deepest condolences to the family of President Tran Dai Quang as well as all Vietnamese people.
Visiting and signing the condolence book at the Vietnamese Consulate General in Perth were representatives of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Western Australia, Consulate General staff, and overseas Vietnamese.
The Governor of Western Australia will pay his respects and sign the condolence book for President Tran Dai Quang on September 27. Earlier, the Speaker of the Northern Territory Parliament sent a message of condolences to the Vietnamese Consulate General in Perth.
The ceremony to pay respects and open condolence books for President Tran Dai Quang at Vietnamese diplomatic representative agencies in Australia will take place until September 27./.
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