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First episode of Vietnam-Cuba defence relations documentary completed

The Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence and the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR) of Cuba have completed their joint production of the first episode of a documentary series on the 60-year defence relations between the two countries.
First episode of Vietnam-Cuba defence relations documentary completed ảnh 1Major General Do Thanh Phong (L), deputy head of the comunications and training department at the General Department of Politics under the Vietnam People's Army, and Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces Senior Lieutenant General Alvaro Lopez Miera at the event (Photo: VNA)
Havana (VNA) - The Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence and the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR) of Cuba have completed their joint production ofthe first episode of a documentary series on the 60-year defencerelations between the two countries.

The episode, namely ‘Two hearts beat as one’, washanded over to the Cuban side and screened at a ceremony in Havana on March 20.

Speaking at the event, Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces Senior Lieutenant General Alvaro Lopez Miera and Chief of the Political Directorate of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba Lieutenant General Victor Rojo Ramos highly appreciated thequality of the production. The episode was produced creatively, honestly reflected the history, and has profound content and educational significance for thetwo people and armies of Cuba and Vietnam, they said.

The leaders of the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces emphasised the specialpolitical meaning of the documentary and hoped that the remaining episodes willsoon be completed.

Former Vietnamese Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen.Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh, the adviser of the film, said only when the spirit and achievements of the past are promoted at the present that cooperation tomaintain historical memories truly makes sense.

Vietnam and Cuba have been standing side by side in thefight against the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as in offering mutual support and sharing experience in national construction and protection, he affirmed.

In Vietnam, the episode, which received the NationalExternal Information Service Awards, was broadcast on the Vietnam Televisionand National Defence TV channels. The second and third episodes are beingproduced in Cuba.

The documentary series is one of the five products constitutinga historical record on the defence relations between the two nations./.
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