Former Party, State leaders pay tribute to former PM Khai
VOV.VN - Many former senior leaders gathered with locals to pay tribute to late Prime Minister Phan Van Khai at his house in Tan Thong Hoi commune, Cu Chi district, HCM City on the morning of March 18.
The 85 year old former Politburo member and Prime Minister, Phan Van Khai, passed away at 1:30 on March 17 in Cu Chi, Ho Chi Minh City. |
Party and State officials light incense to commemorate the former Prime Minister. Among them are the Politburo member and former President Truong Tan Sang, |
Vo Van Thuong, Politburo member, Secretary of Party Central Committee (PCC) and Head of the PCC’s Commission for Communication and Education, |
Le Hong Anh, former Politburo member, former Permanent member of the Party Central Committee Secretariat and former Minister of Public Security, |
Former Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and his wife, with Pham Minh Chinh, head of the PCC’s Organization Commission. |
National Assembly deputy Truong Trong Nghia. |
Mrs Du, the younger sister of former PM Phan Van Khai, is moved to tears when remembering her brother. |
Nguyen Van Khoe, 86, is an old classmate of the former PM. |
Mrs Le Thi Phuong Thao who was a kindergarten teacher at Tan Thong Goi commune, tearfully reminisces about a meeting with former PM Khai. |
According to Tuoi tre newspaper, by the end of the day on March 18, around 500 delegations had paid tribute to former PM Khai, including 127 delegations from agencies and organizations and 367 groups of local people. |