This activity takes place within the framework of the third plenary session of the 73rd United Nations General Assembly.
Before opening the 3rd plenary session of the UN General Assembly, the General Assembly President, Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garces, announced the death of the Vietnamese head of State and extended deep condolences to the President's family and the Government and people of Vietnam.
Head of the Vietnamese permanent delegation to the UN Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy expressed his thanks to the international community for their sympathy towards the Vietnamese for their loss.
Earlier the same day, the spokesman of the UN, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, issued a statement saying that the Secretary-General was saddened to learn of the death of President Tran Dai Quang of Vietnam.
