The delegation is headed by Truong Tan Sang, Politburo member and permanent member of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of Vietnam  Central Committee.

Other delegates include State Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan, Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s External Relations Commission Tran Van Hang, Deputy Head of the Party Central Committee Office  Hoang Thanh Khiet, Deputy Foreign Minister Doan Xuan Hung, and Vietnamese  Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Huy Quang.

After arriving in Vientiane, in the afternoon, the delegation paid tribute to the Lao former leader at the Lao National Assembly building.

Also on September 12, Prime Minister  Nguyen Tan Dung  and National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong  paid tribute to Nouhak Phoumsavane at the Hanoi-based Lao Embassy.

Party General  Secretary Nong Duc Manh sent wreaths to the embassy to the memory of the late Lao leader.

The same day, the Vietnam  Fatherland Front Central Committee extended a message of condolences to the Lao Front for National Construction over the death of Nouhak Phoumsavane, who is also former President of the Lao People’s Supreme Assembly and former advisor of the Lao Party Central Committee.

Ban co y kien gi ve bai viet Officials leave for former Lao leader’s funeral nay? Hay goi suy nghi, binh luan, danh gia, loi khuyen ... cua ban ve bai viet Officials leave for former Lao leader’s funeral ban tai day.