Many foreign friends have expressed their deep sorrow at General Vo Nguyen Giap’s passing away and heaped praises on him.

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika extended condolences to President Truong Tan Sang, emphasising the deceased’s name will remain in the Algerian people’s memory.

This is a great loss to not only Vietnamese, but also to Algerians, the President said in his message.

In Cuban veteran journalist Marta Rojas’s eyes, General Giap is both a brilliant military strategist and a modest, simple, kind-hearted and humane man.

The journalist, who came to Vietnam many times to report on the American war, said she was saddened by the death of the General and felt as if she had lost a relative.

Meanwhile, Chia Teck Keng, Vice President of the Singapore Veteran Association, expressed his respect for the deceased, calling him an iconic general for all military strategists.

In his message, the party expressed its belief that the Vietnamese Government and people will continue to follow the example of the deceased.

Praises keep coming to deceased General

The public and media of countries across the world keep praising General Vo Nguyen Giap who passed away on October 4.

In a special communiqué on October 5, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius expressed his condolences to the General’s family and all Vietnamese people, and saluted the deceased as a great fighter and patriot of Vietnam and an outstanding figure. 

He said he was moved by the news on the death of the General who is loved and respected by all Vietnamese people and profoundly attached to the French culture.

Director of Argentina’s Cienflores publishing house Maximiliano Thibaut said that General Vo Nguyen Giap is a hero not only of Vietnam but of all revolutionary peoples.

The General proved to the world that once determined to win their national liberation, the suppressed people would surely reach the goal.

E. Glazunov, former Russia-Vietnam Friendship Chairman, recalled the memories of his meetings with General Giap in Hanoi and Moscow, calling him a brilliant military commander.

The press in the Republic of Korea and Thailand also ran many articles on the General.

Four major RoK newspapers - Korea Herald, Korea Times, ChoongAng Ilbo and Chosun Ilbo – highlighted the General’s life and career during the fights for national independence. They praised him as a military talent in the 20th century.

The two leading English-language newspapers in Thailand, The Nation and Bangkok Post, hailed him as a national hero and an outstanding disciple of President Ho Chi Minh. 

VNA