State President Luong Cuong and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh conveyed their sympathy to Acting President Han Duck-soo, while National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man sent a message of sympathy to his Korean counterpart Woo Won-shik.
On the same day, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son extended his sympathy to Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-yul.