Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Orlando Nicolás Hernández Guillén has highlighted the significance of Cuban Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro Ruz’s first visit to Vietnam 50 years ago, as well as the rare and pure Vietnam – Cuba special and long-lasting relations and friendship in international relations.
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on September 16 met with Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz as part of the Vietnamese official’s visit to the Caribbean nation for the Group of 77 plus China (G77+China) Summit.
National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on September 16 hosted Vice President of the Cuban NA Ana Maria Machado who is leading a delegation to the 9th Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians now underway in Hanoi, saying that this demonstrates the Cuban legislature’s support for Vietnam and the Vietnamese NA in particular.
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on September 15 called for the promotion of cooperation, multilateral relations and solidarity among nations of the South to cope with global challenges.
Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz and Lao Party General Secretary and State President Thongloun Sisoulith have agreed to enhance bilateral cooperation.
Cuban Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro Ruz’s first visit to Vietnam 50 years ago (September, 1973), which made him the first and only foreign leader to visit the liberated zone in central Quang Tri province, was the most vivid and persuasive symbol of Cuba’s solidarity and unconditional support to Vietnam, stated Vietnamese Ambassador to Cuba Le Thanh Tung.
The relationship between the Parties, States and people of Cuba and Vietnam, which has been developed and nurtured by generations of leaders from both countries, is a rare and special one in contemporary world history.
Cuba’s media has run articles highlighting Fidel Castro's first visit to Vietnam and the liberated zone in the central province of Quang Tri during the war five decades ago (September, 1973 - 2023). He was the first and only foreign head of state to visit Quang Tri at that time.
The Cuban Embassy hosted a ceremony in Hanoi on September 12 to celebrate Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro's first visit to Vietnam and the liberated zone in Southern Vietnam 50 years ago (September 12, 1973 - 2023), and launch a photo exhibition themed "Great victory of Vietnam and Cuba".
The Vietnam - Cuba special friendship is a valuable treasure of the two nations, Dr. Ruvislei González Saez, Vice President of the Cuba - Vietnam Friendship Association (CVFA) has said.
Vietnam and Cuba have maintained a special, pure and faithful relationship, which is a rare one in international relations, Vijay Sakhuja, Director at the Centre for Public Policy Research under Indian Council of World Affairs, said in an article posted on the reporteasia.com website.
The Vietnam News Agency Publishing House has introduced to the public a book on the visit by Cuban leader Fidel Castro to the liberated zone in Vietnam's central province of Quang Tri during the war 50 years ago.
The People’s Committee of Ben Tre on September 6 held a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the attack on Moncada Barracks of Cuba and 40 years since the establishment of Moncada Village in the southern province.