During his meetings with Permanent Deputy Foreign Minister Pham BinhMinh and Minister of Construction Nguyen Hong Quan, Costa repeatedlyexpressed thanks for Vietnam’s strong solidarity and sincere andvaluable assistance that have stood the test of time.
He described the relationship as solid evidence of special and exemplary fraternity between the two countries.
In return, the Vietnamese hosts reaffirmed solidarity and unswervingsupport for the Cuban people. They also pledged to strengthen anddevelop the fraternal relations and comprehensive cooperation withCuba , especially between the two foreign ministries.
Host and guest expressed satisfaction at the fine development ofbilateral relations, especially ties between the two foreign ministries,which they said have contributed to national development in individualcountries.
They also reached an overwhelmingconsensus on the need to strengthen coordination and increase mutualsupport within the framework of international organisations andmultilateral forums such as the UN, the Non-Alliance Movement (NAM) andthe Forum of East Asian-Latin American Cooperation (FEALAC).
These activities are necessary to protect legitimate rights andcontribute to increasing the two countries’ positions in regional andinternational arenas./.