Party official receives Cuban Trade Union leader

An overview of the meeting (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Politburo member, Secretary of theCommunist Party of Vietnam (CPV)'s Central Committee and head of its OrganisationCommission Truong Thi Mai hosted a reception in Hanoi on June 27 for a delegationof the Central Union of Cuban Workers (CTC) led by its Secretary General UlisesGuilarte de Nacimiento, who is also Vice President of the World Federation ofTrade Unions.

Mai highlighted the special, exemplary, faithful and purefriendship between the two Parties, States and peoples of Vietnam and Cuba,which was founded by President Ho Chi Minh and Cuban leader Fidel Castro andhas been nurtured by generations of leaders of the two sides over the past morethan 60 years, becoming a shared treasure of both sides.

She thanked Cuba for providing Vietnam with pricelesssupport during Vietnam’s struggle for independence, and affirmed thatVietnamese people always stand by, accompany and maintain solidarity with, andsupport the Party, State and people of Cuba.

Mai briefed the guests on the reform and internationalintegration process led by the Communist Party of Vietnam, as well as majorsocio-economic achievements that Vietnam has gained towards becoming a developed country by 2045.

Expressing delight at the positive results that Cuba has achieved, Mai said shebelieves that under the leadership of the Cuban Communist Party and with thesupport from the Cuban people, the country will overcome all difficulties and successfullyimplement its socio-economic model update scheme and gain greater achievements.

The official lauded the cooperation outcomes between the CTCand the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL), suggesting that the twosides continue to effectively implement their signed memorandum ofunderstanding, thus deepening the relations among the two trade unionorganisations in the new period.

For his part, CTC leader Ulises Guilarte de Nacimiento informed the host of the current situation in Cuba and the implementation of the country’ssocio-economic model updating scheme.

At the talks between VGCL President Nguyen Dinh Khang and CTC Secretary General Ulises Guilarte de Nacimiento in Hanoi on June 27 (Photo: laodong.vn)

He underlined that the Party, State and people of Cubaattach great importance to maintaining and reinforcing the special friendshipwith Vietnam.

The CTC will coordinate closely with the VGCL in realisingtheir agreements, while increasing experience sharing between the two sides, hepledged.

The same day, VGCL President Nguyen Dinh Khang and CTCSecretary General Ulises Guilarte de Nacimiento held talks, during whichthey exchanged experience in trade union affairs as well as measures to supportlabourers in overcoming difficulties after the COVID-19 pandemic. They pledged tocontinue to support each other at international forums./.

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