Nguyen Phu Trong, the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, has passed away at the 80th year of his life.

Nguyen Phu Trọng served as General Secretary of the Communist Party for 13 years, and was also

the President of the country from 2018 to 2021.

On July 18 this year, Nguyen Phu Trong was awarded the Gold Star Order, the Socialist Republic

of Vietnam’s highest award for services to the Communist Party of Vietnam and the country.

Vietnamese President To Lam took over the duties of General Secretary.

The Russian-Vietnamese Guild of Commerce expresses its deepest condolences to the Vietnamese people due to the passing of a great son of his Fatherland!