UN Secretary General hails President Tran Dai Quang as ‘Friend of the United Nations’
VGP - On behalf of United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, his spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, issued a statement on Friday, expressing the UN chief’s sadness over the passing of Viet Nam State President Tran Dai Quang.
September 22, 2018 8:39 AM GMT+7
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State President Tran Dai Quang |
“He presents his deepest sympathies to the President’s family and to the Government and people of Viet Nam,” Mr. Dujarric said.
According to media reports, the 61-year-old died in a military hospital in Hanoi from a "serious illness” despite the efforts of domestic and international doctors.
“A friend of the United Nations and an important promoter of Viet Nam’s development, President Quang will be long remembered in his country and beyond,” he concluded.
State President Quang, born on October 12, 1956, joined the Communist Party of Viet Nam on July 26, 1980.
He has served as State President of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam since April 2, 2016./.
By Thuy Dung
