State funeral ceremony for former General Secretary Do Muoi

On the morning of October 6, at the National Funeral House - No. 5 Tran Thanh Tong (Hanoi) and Thong Nhat Hall (Ho Chi Minh City), the Party Central Committee, the National Assembly, the President, the Government, the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front and the family solemnly held a State funeral for comrade Do Muoi, former General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, former Chairman of the Council of Ministers (now Prime Minister) of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, former Advisor to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

State funeral ceremony for former General Secretary Do Muoi in Hanoi

From early morning, delegations of the Party, State, National Assembly, Government, Vietnam Fatherland Front, along with a large number of cadres, party members, and people from all walks of life in the capital and many provinces and cities across the country came to the National Funeral House - No. 5 Tran Thanh Tong (Hanoi) to pay their respects to former General Secretary Do Muoi.

At the National Funeral House, the funeral of former General Secretary Do Muoi was held in a solemn and emotional atmosphere. The coffin of former General Secretary Do Muoi was covered with the national flag. Above the portrait of former General Secretary Do Muoi is the national flag bordered with a mourning band and the words "Deeply mourning comrade Do Muoi, former General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, former Chairman of the Council of Ministers (now Prime Minister) of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; former Advisor to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam".

The Funeral Committee for former General Secretary Do Muoi is headed by General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong.

The Funeral Organizing Committee is headed by Politburo member and Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh.

With the sad background music "Soul of the Dead Soldier," at exactly 7 o'clock, the funeral service for former General Secretary Do Muoi was solemnly held. At the beginning of the ceremony, with infinite sorrow, the Party Central Committee delegation led by General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong came to pay their respects to comrade Do Muoi and offer condolences to his family.

The delegation of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam was led by General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. The wreath carried the words "Deeply mourning comrade Do Muoi".

Emotionally writing in the condolence book, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong wrote: "Deeply mourning comrade Do Muoi - an outstanding leader with great prestige of our Party, State and people; a very loyal communist party member who fought and sacrificed his whole life for the ideals of national independence and socialism, for the happiness of the people; a person with many great achievements and contributions to the cause of struggle, national liberation, national unification and in the cause of innovation, construction and protection of the Fatherland.

Comrade's passing is a great loss to our Party, State and people, leaving behind deep sorrow for comrade, compatriots nationwide and international friends.

I respectfully bow before the spirit of Comrade. I vow to forever study and follow his example of wholehearted devotion to the country and the people.

Farewell, dear Uncle Do Muoi! I would like to send my deepest condolences to the entire family for this great pain and loss.

General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong writes in the condolence book

The funeral of former General Secretary Do Muoi will take place from 7:00 a.m. this morning to 7:30 a.m. on October 7.

The Presidium led by Comrade Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh, member of the Party Central Committee and Acting President, visited comrade Do Muoi and offered condolences to his family.

Deeply mourning the passing of former General Secretary Do Muoi, the Government delegation led by Comrade Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Politburo member and Prime Minister, visited and expressed condolences to the family.

In the condolence book for former General Secretary Do Muoi, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc wrote: "Deeply mourning comrade Do Muoi - an excellent student of the great President Ho Chi Minh - a loyal communist soldier, a great personality, exemplary in style, thrift, integrity, justice, impartiality; a leader devoted to the country and the people.

Having devoted his whole life to the revolutionary cause of the Party and the nation, Comrade Do Muoi has held many key leadership positions of the Party and the Government, leaving deep impressions in each position and making many contributions to the development of our country, especially the development of heavy industry and the process of industrialization and modernization of the country, with the spirit of building an independent and self-reliant economy.

In particular, with the strong innovation ideology of "Vietnam is ready to be a friend of all countries", he opened a new period of foreign affairs, creating breakthroughs in Vietnam's foreign relations and international integration. His passing leaves behind infinite sorrow for our entire Party, people and army."

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc respectfully burned incense to bid farewell to comrade Do Muoi.

The National Assembly delegation led by Comrade Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, Politburo member and National Assembly Chairwoman, visited Comrade Do Muoi and offered condolences to his family.

In the condolence book for former General Secretary Do Muoi, National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan wrote: "With infinite sorrow, I respectfully bow before the spirit of Comrade Do Muoi, former General Secretary of the Party Central Committee, a virtuous, exemplary, talented, and loyal leader of the Party. He devoted his whole life to the cause of national liberation, for independence and unification of the Fatherland, for peace, prosperity, and happiness of the people. Uncle Do Muoi, future generations will forever remember your merits. Please light a stick of incense to send you to your eternal resting place."

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan burns incense to bid farewell to former General Secretary Do Muoi.

The delegation of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, led by Comrade Tran Thanh Man, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, visited and offered condolences to the family of former General Secretary Do Muoi.

Leaders, former leaders of the Party, State, Vietnam Fatherland Front and their families walked around the coffin to say goodbye to former General Secretary Do Muoi, an excellent student of the great President Ho Chi Minh, a comrade who devoted his whole life to the Party and the Fatherland, wholeheartedly serving the revolution and the people, with many great contributions and achievements to the struggle for national liberation, national reunification and in the cause of renovation, construction and defense of the Fatherland.

At Thong Nhat Hall (Ho Chi Minh City), the delegation of the City Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee, Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, together with former leaders of the Party and State who retired in Ho Chi Minh City and members of the Funeral Organizing Committee, led by Politburo member and Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan, paid their respects to former General Secretary Do Muoi.

Ho Chi Minh City delegation led by Party Secretary Nguyen Thien Nhan visited the former General Secretary.

Also coming to pay their respects and offer condolences to the family of Comrade Do Muoi were former General Secretaries Le Kha Phieu and Nong Duc Manh; former Presidents Tran Duc Luong, Nguyen Minh Triet and Truong Tan Sang; former Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung; former National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Van An and Nguyen Sinh Hung; along with many leaders and former leaders of the Party and State; leaders of ministries, central and local departments and branches and international delegations...

The funeral of former General Secretary Do Muoi will continue until 7:30 a.m. tomorrow, October 7.

The memorial service for comrade Do Muoi will be held at 9am on October 7 at the National Funeral Home No. 5 Tran Thanh Tong, Hanoi. The burial ceremony will be held at 1pm the same day at his hometown, Khu Ma Vang, Village 1, Dong My Commune, Thanh Tri District, Hanoi. At the same time, the memorial service for comrade Do Muoi will also be held at the Thong Nhat Hall in Ho Chi Minh City.