The respect-paying ceremony for President Tran Dai Quang at the Vietnamese Embassy in Australia (Source: VNA)Sydney (VNA) - The Australian flag was hoisted at half mast at all buildings of public agencies in all the states nationwideon September 26 to commemorate Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang who passedaway on September 21.
The same day, the Vietnamese Embassy in Australia and itsConsulates General in Sydney and Perth opened the funeral books and heldrespect-paying ceremonies for President Quang.
All the staff of the embassy in Canberra held a minute’s silence to remember PresidentQuang.
Ambassador Ngo Huong Nam, is his writing in the funeral book,wrote that he was shocked by the departure of President Quang, adding that allthe staff of the embassy would like to offer deepest condolences to thePresident’s family.
Coming to pay tribute to the Vietnamese President and write inthe funeral book, Lynda Worthaisong from Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade expressedher deep grief over the passing of President Quang. She sent her condolences tohis family as well as the Vietnamese Party, State and people.
Representatives from diplomatic missions, embassies of countries in Australia,and Vietnamese expats living in the country also attended the respect-payingceremony.
The same day’s morning, representatives from the Consulates Generalof Turkey, Brazil and Thailand visited and paid tribute to President Quang at therespect-paying ceremony held in the Vietnamese Consulate General in Sydney.-VNA
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