The convoy leaves Thong Nhat Hall to carry the coffin of late PM Phan Van Khai ​to the last resting place in his hometown in Tan Thong Hoi commune of Cu Chi district, HCM City (Photo: VNA)

Thanks were extended to fellow countrymen, comrades, revolutionary veterans, intellectuals, scholars, religious dignitaries, agencies, organisations, localities, units, people’s armed forces, the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, authority and people, diplomatic corps, international organisations and friends, for sending messages of condolences and wreaths, and attending respect-paying, memorial and burial services for the late PM.

Former Politburo member and former PM Khai passed away on March 17 at the age of 85 in Cu Chi district, Ho Chi Minh City.

His coffin is covered with the national flag. A two-day state funeral was held at the palace, attended by generations of Vietnamese leaders and foreign guests.

A memorial service for the late leader took place at Thong Nhat Hall in Ho Chi Minh City and International Convention Centre in Hanoi on March 22. The burial ceremony was held at 11am in his homeland in Tan Thong Hoi commune, Cu Chi district, HCM City.

During the March 20-21 State funeral, 2,046 delegations with 108,000 people paid homage to the former leader at the two venues and his home, including 231 diplomatic corps and international organizations.

Source: NDO/VNA