Cuban Ambassador lauds Vietnam’s flexible policies
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s successes in
maintaining macro-economic stability and major economic balances over the past
time were thanks to the sound and flexible policies adopted by the Party and
the Government, Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Orlando Nicolás Hernández Guillén
said.
In an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency
(VNA), the ambassador said amid the global impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic,
the tireless efforts by the entire political system to ensure vaccine supplies
have helped the country achieve sustainable development goals and economic
targets, especially in renewable energy, digital economy and foreign investment
attraction.
Regarding the implementation of the Resolution adopted
at the 13th National Party Congress, the diplomat applauded
Vietnam’s consistency and resolve in this regard.
He hailed the country’s efforts in rolling out its
foreign policy to ensure security and peace, facilitate economic development,
attract foreign investment, promote intensive and extensive international
integration, and elevate diplomatic ties with its neighbours, important
partners and traditional friends, as well as big countries.
According to the ambassador, Party General Secretary
Nguyen Phu Trong’s message of building the “bamboo diplomacy” delivered at the
first National Conference on Foreign Affairs has demonstrated the skillful
leadership in the face of global uncertainties.
He said the close ties, solidarity, faithful
relationship and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Cuba have been
promoted even in the context of the pandemic, as reflected through mutual
spiritual and material support.
The official visit to Cuba by President Nguyen Xuan
Phuc last September has helped strengthen the special relations, while
reflecting Vietnam’s strong support to Cuba in the challenging period.
During the trip, on behalf of the Vietnamese Party,
State and people, President Phuc announced the decision to present 5,000 tonnes
of rice and a number of medical supplies to Cuba.
In response, Cuba has sent 5 million doses of COVID-19
vaccines to the Southeast Asian nation under the reached agreement.
The visit has also opened up prospects for the bilateral
ties in such spheres as energy, health care, agriculture, food industry,
pharmacy and bio-technology, he continued.
Orlando Hernández stressed that the outcomes of the
visit have contributed to successes of Vietnam’s diplomatic sector, improving
the country’s prestige and position in the international arena, pushing ahead
with the implementation of the foreign policy set at the 13th National Party Congress and mobilising international support, particularly in
the pandemic combat and socio-economic development.
Vietnam always affirms its consistent policy towards Cuba,
he said, noting that the speech presented by President Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the
76th session of the United Nations General Assembly has highlighted Vietnam’s
solidarity with Cuba and its call for the end to the unilateral blockage on the Caribbean
nation, he said./.