President Hage Geingob says the death of China's former President, Jiang Zemin, is a loss not only to the people of China and the Communist Party, but also to Namibia.
Jiang died on Wednesday, aged 96.
Namibia has officially sent off a team of competitors to the special edition of the World Skills competition, to be held in different European countries.
The 25-member team comprises eight competitors as well as expected and accompanying officials.
Namibia has reaffirmed its support for the "One China, Two Systems" policy and non-interference in China's domestic affairs.
President Hage Geingob said this in a letter to his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, congratulating him on the 73rd anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
