Deputy PM Tran Hong Ha (second from left) listens to an introduction of the ViMariel Industrial Park, the first and only of its kind to be invested by a Vietnamese firm in Cuba. (Photo: Published by VNA) Ha was in Cuba to attend theG77+China Summit and pay a working visit to the country from September 15 to18.
Reporting to the Deputy PM,Vietnamese Ambassador to Cuba Le Thanh Tung said about 260 Vietnamese peopleare living, working, and studying here, and that Vietnamese businesses form abright spot of bilateral investment links.
He said as economic diplomacy is a focusof their activities, the representative agencies of Vietnam in Cuba havemaintained close connections with Vietnamese firms in the country, keptconstant information exchanges with them, and provided maximum assistance forthe companies to overcome obstacles during project implementation and seekinvestment and business opportunities in Cuba.
Talking to representatives of theVietnamese community and staff members of the embassy, Deputy PM Ha emphasisedthe particularly strong bonds between the two countries.
He affirmed that the Party, State,Government, National Assembly, and people of Vietnam never forget Cuba’s wholeheartedsupport during wartime. They always treasure and stay determined to furtherintensify the countries’ traditional solidarity and comprehensive cooperation, and stay by the side of the Cuban people in their just revolutionary cause. Vietnam will keep assisting Cuba toweather current difficulties.
Ha recommended that aside fromsolutions to existing difficulties, Vietnamese businesses should carry out new formsof cooperation to capitalise on Cuba’s strengths and attainments in scientificresearch and biological and medical technology in order to generate substantiveeconomic benefits.
On behalf of Party and State leaders,he spoke highly of efforts by the Vietnamese community and representativeagencies in Cuba to help maintain and promote the special and exemplarysolidarity between the two countries.
The Deputy PM expressed his beliefthat with the people’s strength and the world’s support, Cuba will surmountcurrent challenges and difficulties and become a highly potential market.
He also called on Vietnamese people inCuba here to continue engaging in cultural exchanges and the promotion ofinvestment, production, and business activities./.
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