Thesame day, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minhalso offered condolences to French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius.
On January 7, three gunmen attacked Charlie Hebdo’s headquarters, shooting dead 12 people and injuring many others.
At the Foreign Ministry’s regular press conference in Hanoi on January8, Deputy Spokesperson Pham Thu Hang said the attack is brutal andunacceptable when responding to a question on the country’s viewpoint onthe attack.
She stated Vietnam condemns terror activities in any form.
Vietnamsends deep condolences to the French Government, people and bereavedfamilies and believes that the instigators will soon be severelypunished, she added.-VNA