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The ongoing visit to Cuba by a high-level Vietnamese military delegation from June 1-7 is a chance for the two countries to strengthen ties in various fields, including defence.

A high-ranking military delegation led by Defence Minister General Ngo Xuan Lich, is on an official friendly visit to Cuba from June 4-7.

The Vietnam-Cuba Friendship Association and Tuyen Quang province’s People’s Committee jointly held a friendship exchange on May 25-26 to mark the 56th anniversary of Cuba’s Giron victory (April 19, 1961).

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong lauded the visit by Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (CPC) Central Committee JJose Ramon Balaguer during a reception in Hanoi on May 24.

Truong Thi Mai, Politburo member, has been named President of the Vietnam-Cuba Friendship Association in the 2013-2018 tenure.

The third theoretical workshop between the Communist Parties of Vietnam and Cuba opened in Hanoi on May 23, focusing on socio-economic development orientations, and political and ideological work.

Many activities were held abroad to mark the 127th birthday of later President Ho Chi Minh (May 19).

A meeting to celebrate the 42nd anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification (April 30) has been jointly held by the Organisation of Solidarity with the People of Africa, Asia and Latin America (OSPAAAL) and the Vietnamese Embassy in Cuba.

Vice President and General Secretary of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations Don Tuan Phong received a delegation from the Cuban Institute for Friendship with the Peoples in Hanoi on April 17

The recent visit of a high-ranking delegation from the Cuban Ministry of Revolutionary Armed Forces (MINFAR) to Vietnam has made contributions to consolidating cooperation between the two countries’ defence ministries.

Sen. Lieu. Gen. Luong Cuong, Chairman of the VPA's Gen. Department of Politics of received a delegation from the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces led by Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen Leopoldo Cintra Frias

Cuba wishes to further strengthen the special relations with Vietnam, visiting Minister of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba Sen. Lieut. Gen. Leopoldo Cintra Frias told Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

Vietnamese Defence Minister, Gen. Ngo Xuan Lich and Minister of Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces, Sen. Lieut. Gen Leopoldo Cintra Frias signed a 2017-2019 cooperation plan in Hanoi on March 23.

Second Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committe Jose Ramon Machado Ventura affirmed determination to increase the exchange of experience and cooperation with Vietnam in all fields.