After General Vo Nguyen Giap died on October 4 at the age of 103, many Latin American countries have expressed their respect for him and grief over his death.
After General Vo Nguyen Giap died on October 4 at the age of 103, many Latin American countries have expressed their respect for him and grief over his death.
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| Vietnamese war veterans are holding a photo of the late General Vo Nguyen Giap, who died on October 4 |
In its communiqué, the Venezuelan foreign ministry said that the passing away of the General is a loss to the country’s people and that President Nocolas Maduro has expressed deepest condolences over the great loss by the fraternal Vietnamese people.
General Giap has left an example of wisdom and bravery, the ministry cited President Nocolas as saying.
Meanwhile, first Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba’s Central Committee, President of the State Council and Council of Ministers, General Raul Castro has sent his condolences to Vietnamese Party, State and Government leaders over the death of General Giap.
The Cuban people will forever keep the image of General Giap with profound admiration and respect, the Cuban leader said, adding that the Cuban revolutionary armed forces will always treasure invaluable contributions by the general to Cuba’s military doctrine.
The Mercurio, one of the major dailies of Chile, ran an article affirming that General Giap is one of the leaders most revered in Vietnam thanks to his contributions to the struggle for national independence.
In Argentina, the Clarin, the country’s leading daily, said the book on the people’s war and people’s army by the General should be taken as a manual on the guerilla warfare.
Meanwhile, Mexican state news agency NOTIMEX hailed General Vo Nguyen Giap as one of the greatest figures of the 20th century, while the electronic daily Las 24 horas praised the late General as a military genius who helped expel many armies of foreign aggressors.
The Colima university has extended condolences to the Vietnamese embassy in Mexico and leaders of the Labour Party of the country is preparing to publish a number of articles and books in the military field by the General.
(Source:TTNews)
