Vietnamese leaders extended their condolences to their German and Spanish counterparts on March 25th over the crash of a Germanwings plane the day before.

State President Truong Tan Sang sent condolences to German President Joachim Gauck and Spanish King Felipe VI while Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung conveyed his sympathies to German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy.

French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve (wearing tie in the middle) coming to the scene. Photo: vov.vn

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh offered his sympathies to German Foreign Minister Frank Walter-Steinmeier and Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo.

An Airbus A320 operated by Germanwings crashed on March 24th in a remote part of the Alps in southern France, killing all 150 people on board, including many German and Spanish nationals.

Source: VNA