Cuban Ambassador: Cuba, Vietnam preserve historical memories

Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Orlando Nicolás Hernández Guillén has appreciated President Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s official visit to Cuba from September 18-21, affirming that the outcomes of the visit will contribute to deepening the time-tested friendship and solidarity between the two countries.
Cuban Ambassador: Cuba, Vietnam preserve historical memories ảnh 1Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Orlando Nicolás Hernández Guillén. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Orlando NicolásHernández Guillén has appreciated President Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s official visitto Cuba from September 18-21, affirming that the outcomes of the visit will contributeto deepening the time-tested friendship and solidarity between the twocountries.

Orlando Hernández stressed that this was the first visit toCuba of a head of state since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, and alsothe first high-level visit between the two countries since the two countries’Party congresses, and on the occasion of the 61st anniversary ofestablishment of diplomatic ties.

Cuba will cooperate with Vietnam in providing andtransferring technology to produce COVID-19 vaccines - one of the importanttopics mentioned during this visit, he affirmed, adding that the two countries’leaders also discussed potential for cooperation in the fields of tourism,renewable energy, biotechnology, pharmaceutical industry, bio-genetics,telecommunications and transport infrastructure.

Cuban Ambassador: Cuba, Vietnam preserve historical memories ảnh 2President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) was welcomed by First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee and President of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez. (Photo: VNA)
Vietnam is the second largest foreign investor in the MarielSpecial Development Zone and also Cuba's second largest trading partner inAsia, only after China.

He expressed his belief that Vietnam’s investments in Cubawill bring about practical benefits for both countries, contributing tostrengthening solidarity and mutual understanding, and developing the bilateraleconomic, trade and investment cooperation on par with the fine politicalrelationship.

Cuban Ambassador: Cuba, Vietnam preserve historical memories ảnh 3President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee and President of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez witness the signing of cooperation agreements between the two countries' ministries, sectors, and businesses. (Photo: VNA)
Regarding the content of “preserving historical memories”mentioned in the Vietnam-Cuba Joint Statement, the diplomat said that thespecial bilateral relations have been nurtured by Presidents Ho Chi Minh andFidel Castro, and generations of the two countries’ leaders.

The time-honoured relationship cannot be forgotten by younggenerations, he stressed, hoping that the next generations keep the important historicalmoments in mind.

The political and economic solidarity of the past has maintainedand its value remain intact today, even in the most difficult times, added theambassador./.
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