State President Luong Cuong on January 3 sent a message of condolences to Swiss President Guy Parmelin following a serious fire in the canton of Valais on the night of December 31 that caused significant loss of life.

Throughout the war, the couple lent robust support to anti-war and humanitarian activities, helping shape progressive US public sentiment toward Viet Nam.

Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung on November 27 sent a message of sympathy over a deadly fire at a residential complex in Hong Kong (China).

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 23 extended his condolences over the passing of former Japanese Prime Minister Murayama Tomiichi at the age of 101.

State President Luong Cuong has sent a message of condolences to Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen over a shooting on June 10 that claimed many lives and left many wounded.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on June 13 sent a message of condolences to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi over a serious air accident that occurred in Gujarat state on June 12, causing numerous casualties.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on January 13 sent his condolences to Senegalese President Macky Sall over a recent bus crash in Senegal’s Kaffrine region, one of the deadliest accidents in the West African nation in recent years.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son on November 28 expressed condolences on the death of Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei.