The Ministry of State informed that on the evening of July 27, 2024, at General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong's house on Thien Quang Street, Hanoi, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the US delegation sent by President Joe Biden came to burn incense to pay their respects to the General Secretary. Nguyen Phu Trong's letter and condolences to Lady Ngo Thi Man and the General Secretary's family.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken conveyed President Joe Biden's condolences to Lady Ngo Thi Man and family upon the passing of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken emphasized that US leaders and government officials as well as President Joe Biden personally always consider General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong a friend and trusted partner.
With the vision and under the leadership of the General Secretary, the friendship and relationship between the two countries have been nurtured and developed significantly, reaching the highest level of comprehensive strategic partnership today. now.
Emphasizing that General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong is a role model in healing between the two countries as well as someone who contributes to building bridges between the two peoples, Secretary of State Antony Blinken affirmed that President Joe Biden, the Government and the People The United States will always remember and honor the legacy of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong with good feelings and memories of a man who created historical marks for the good cooperative relationship between the two countries.
On behalf of the family, Lady Ngo Thi Man expressed her emotion at the good feelings that President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken personally gave to the General Secretary.
The wife shared that when she was alive, the General Secretary paid attention to and nurtured the Vietnam-US relationship ; together with President Joe Biden issued a Joint Statement upgrading Vietnam - US relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership in September 2023.
She believes that the two sides will continue to effectively implement the Vietnam-US Joint Declaration of September 2023 to promote and bring the two countries' cooperative relations to increasingly develop well, substantially and in depth for the benefit of the two countries. People of two countries.
On this occasion, Lady Ngo Thi Man sent her sincere thanks and best wishes for good health to President Joe Biden , his wife and family.