Berlin (VNA) – The Vietnamese Embassy and ConsulateGeneral in Germany are staying open on May 3-4 for individuals, organisations andVietnamese people in the country to pay tribute to General Le Duc Anh, formerPresident of Vietnam.

Ambassador Nguyen Minh Vu and staff of the embassy as wellas representatives of the Vietnamese community in Germany spent a minute ofsilence in memory of the former leader.

On May 3, foreign ambassadors in Germany, including Spain,Costa Rica, Ukraine, Jamaica, Cambodia, Malaysia and Burkina Faso, and representativesfrom the diplomatic corps, the Germany-Vietnam Friendship Association, as wellas foreign friends came to the embassy to pay last tribute to the deceased.

GeneralLe Duc Anh served as President of Vietnam from September 1992 to December 1997.He passed away on April 22 at the age of 99.

Also on May 3, the Vietnamese Permanent Mission to the UN,World Trade Organisations and other organisations in Geneva held a memorialservice and opened the funeral book for former President Anh.

Ambassador Duong Chi Dung, head of the mission, recalledgreat contributions by the former leader to the country, especially his effortsto normalise Vietnam’s relations with China and the US as well as the country’sjoining of the ASEAN.

The diplomat said that the mission received condolences frommany international organisations over the former leader’s passing away.

Meanwhile in Hong Kong (China), the Vietnamese General Consulateopened the funeral book in memory of General Le Duc Anh. Representatives fromthe Office of theCommissioner of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in Hong Kong, theadministration of Hong Kong, general consulates of ASEAN countries, anddiplomatic delegations from various countries in Hong Kong paid tribute to theformer leader.

Writing on the funeral book, Thai Consul General in HongKong expressed deep condolences to the Government and people of Vietnam overthe great loss, stating that the deceased made great contributions to thedevelopment of the Thailand-Vietnam relations.

The same day, the Vietnamese Embassy in Kuala Lumpur andheld a memorial services for former President Le Duc Anh.

A delegation from the Malaysian Government led by DeputyForeign Minister Haji Marzuki Yahya paid homage to the deceased. The officialhighly valued efforts by the former President to the strengthening of thebilateral partnership.

In Seoul, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Republic of Korea LeeTaeho headed a delegation to the Vietnamese Embassy to pay tribute to formerPresident Le Duc Anh. Representatives from many countries in Seoul, includingLaos, Myanmar, Brunei, Ireland, Mexico, Angola, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, the US,Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Thailand also came to the embassy to pay tribute tothe deceased.

Memorial services for former President Le Duc Anh have alsobeen held in many other countries around the world, including Belgium andIsrael.-VNA