On the morning of November 28, the Cuban Embassy at 65A Ly Thuong Kiet, Hanoi opened its doors to welcome delegations to pay their respects to leader Fidel Castro, who passed away on November 25 at the age of 90.
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| General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong offers condolences to Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Herminio Lopez Diaz - Photo: Nguyen Khanh |
General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong was the first Vietnamese leader to visit Fidel and sign the condolence book, followed by President Tran Dai Quang and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
Other senior leaders such as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh and Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung were also present at the funeral this morning.
Hours before the Cuban Embassy opened, hundreds of former Vietnamese students in Cuba, members of the Union of Friendship Organizations and the Vietnam - Cuba Association gathered in line in front of the embassy gate to prepare to pay their respects.
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| A portrait of President Fidel Castro hangs solemnly outside the Cuban embassy - Photo: Nguyen Khanh |
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the traditional friendship between Vietnam and Cuba was officially established on December 2, 1960, and was built and nurtured by President Ho Chi Minh and leader Fidel Castro.
Generations of leaders and people of the two countries have followed in the footsteps of their predecessors to constantly consolidate and develop the fraternal solidarity, comprehensive cooperation and mutual trust between the Parties, States and people of the two countries over the past half century.
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| The photo of Cuban President Fidel Castro raising the traditional "invincible" flag during his visit to the liberated area of South Vietnam on September 15, 1973 is solemnly hung at the Cuban embassy in Vietnam - Photo: Nguyen Khanh |
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| President Tran Dai Quang pays his respects to President Fidel Castro - Photo: Nguyen Khanh |
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| President Tran Dai Quang sent condolences to the Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam. Behind is a photo of President Tran Dai Quang and President Fidel Castro in Cuba during their official visit in mid-November 2016 - Photo: Nguyen Khanh |
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| Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc writes in the condolence book in memory of Cuban President Fidel Castro - Photo: Nguyen Khanh |
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| Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc shakes hands with the Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam to express condolences - Photo: Nguyen Khanh |
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| Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh visits President Fidel Castro - Photo: Nguyen Khanh |
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| Former international students who studied in Cuba line up to pay their respects to President Fidel Castro - Photo: Nguyen Khanh |
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| Mr. Cao Khac Thuan - 82 years old, a person who studied in Cuba, holds a photo of him with President Fidel Castro in Cuba in 1966 - Photo: Nguyen Khanh |
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| By late morning, the line was still long - Photo: Nguyen Khanh |
According to Tuoi Tre
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