General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trọng. — VNA/VNS Photo

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trọng passes away

Hanoi (Vietnam News/ANN) -- Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trọng passed away on Friday at 1.38pm. He was 80 years old.
In an announcement issued by the Expert Council for the Health Protection of Central-level Officials, the Party chief had been under the intensive care of leading medical experts and doctors and was with his family.
He passed away due to age-related illness at Central Military Hospital 108 in Hanoi.
A state funeral is expected to be held with details to be announced soon by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the State President, the Government and the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front.

By Times Reporters
 (Latest Update July 20, 2024)