Party chief greets new Cuban Ambassador

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong received the new Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Lianys Torres Rivera in Hanoi on January 26.
Party chief greets new Cuban Ambassador ảnh 1Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (R) and new Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Lianys Torres Rivera (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Party GeneralSecretary Nguyen Phu Trong received the new Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam LianysTorres Rivera in Hanoi on January 26.

Thanking Vietnam for its solidarity with andsupport for Cuba, the diplomat pledged to do her best to effectively contributeto strengthening the special relations between Vietnamese and Cuban parties,governments and people.

Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong congratulatedLianys Torres Rivera on her new post in Vietnam, saying he believes she willmake significant contributions to Vietnam – Cuba traditional relations andcomprehensive cooperation.

Trong stressed 2018 marks 45 years since Cuba’srevolutionary leader Fidel Castro first visited Vietnam.

He suggested this could be a good occasionto educate people from both sides on the special ties share between theircountries.

Trong took the occasion to send hisgreetings to First Secretary of the Cuban Communist Party Raul Castro and otherCuban Party and State leaders.-VNA
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