Senior leaders extend condolences over death of Queen Elizabeth II

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc sent a message of condolences to King Charles III, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh extended condolences to Prime Minister Elizabeth Truss, and Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue conveyed condolences to Speaker of the House of Lords John McFall and Speaker of the House of Commons Lindsay Hoyle.

In the messages, the Vietnamese leaders offered deep condolences to the Royal Family, Government, parliament, and people of the UK, expressing their acknowledgement of the Queen's sentiments towards and precious support for the two countries' cooperation.

The same day, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son sent condolences to UK Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs James Cleverly.

Queen Elizabeth II passed away on September 8 at the age of 96./.