Phnom Penh (FN), Jul. 26 – Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet led a high-level delegation of the Royal Government to lay wreaths and pay tribute to the late Nguyen Phu Trong, Secretary General of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Viet Nam, at the Embassy of Viet Nam in Phnom Penh on Friday (Jul. 26).

Nguyen Phu Trong passed away on 19 July 2024 at the age of 80 due to illness.

On behalf of the Government and people of the Kingdom of Cambodia, Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet expressed his deepest condolences to the Communist Party of Viet Nam and the Government and people of Viet Nam at this moment of profound grief and immense loss. General Secretary Trong devoted his entire life to the revolutionary causes of the Communist Party of Viet Nam for the peace, development and prosperity of Viet Nam. This is a huge loss of an outstanding leader for Viet Nam and a good friend of Cambodia who always worked hard in contributing to fraternal Cambodia-Viet Nam ties.
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