Memorial services held for Vietnamese former party chief Le Kha Phieu

Soldiers holding up a portrait of Former Party General Secretary Le Kha Phieu as his coffin (background) is carried to the funeral car at the memorial service. - Vietnam News/Asian News Network

HANOI, Aug 15 (Xinhua): Memorial services for Le Kha Phieu, former General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC), were held simultaneously in the capital city of Hanoi, southern Ho Chi Minh City and his home province of Thanh Hoa on Saturday afternoon.

The memorial service at the National Funeral Hall in Hanoi was attended by leaders and former leaders of Vietnam's party, state and government, including Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and top legislator Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, Vietnam News Agency reported.