Hanoi, January 7 (VNA) – Leaders of the Party, State, Government and National Assembly of Vietnam offered condolences to Chinese leaders following the major earthquake that struck the Tibet Autonomous Region on January 7, causing numerous victims and injuries.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam sent a letter of condolences and State President Luong Cuong sent a message of condolences to General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh sent a message of condolences to Chinese Premier Li Qiang, while Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man extended his condolences to Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China Zhao Leji .
On the same day, Le Hoai Trung, secretary of the Party Central Committee and chairman of the Foreign Relations Commission, sent a similar message to Liu Jianchao, chairman of the International Relations Department of the CPC Central Committee.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son also expressed his condolences to Wang Yi, director of the Office of the Central Foreign Commission and Minister of Foreign Affairs of China.
At least 53 people died and 62 others were injured in a 6.8 magnitude earthquake in China on Tuesday morning. The earthquake occurred around 9:05 a.m. local time in the city of Shigatse, Tibet. -VNA
