Seminar highlights 65 years of Vietnam-Cuba unwavering brotherhood

Vietnam and Cuba have supported and helped each other during the most difficult times while sharing joy at each other's victories and successes as if they were their own.

Vietnamese and Cuban participants in the seminar. (Photo: VNA)
Vietnamese and Cuban participants in the seminar. (Photo: VNA)

Havana (VNA) – Cuban scholars have highlighted the special, unwavering, and rare relationship between the fraternal nations of Cuba and Vietnam at a seminar marking 65 years of the two countries' friendship.

The event took place as part of the 7th national congress of the Cuban committee of the Latin American Association for Asian and African Studies (ALADAA), held in Havana on April 24–25.

During the seminar, speakers, including members of the Cuba – Vietnam Friendship Association, former Cuban ambassadors to Vietnam, and officials from the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs, shared experiences and memories about the two countries' struggles, along with their efforts to help nurture the special friendship between the two nations.

Cuban representatives affirmed that the two countries have supported and helped each other during the most difficult times while sharing joy at each other's victories and successes as if they were their own.

According to Cuban scholars, since the diplomatic relations were established 65 years ago (December 2, 1960), the friendship and cooperation between the two countries have been continuously strengthened and developed, becoming a model of friendship and brotherhood which Cuban Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro regarded as a symbol of the era.

Meanwhile, speaking at the plenary session of the congress, Vietnamese Ambassador to Cuba Le Quang Long emphasised that despite being thousands of miles apart, the people of the two countries are as close as family members.

During difficult times of Vietnam, Cuba always provided the Southeast Asian nation with invaluable material and spiritual support, he noted, affirming the Vietnamese people will always stand by their Cuban peers in any circumstance.

The ambassador assessed that bilateral cooperation is being effectively promoted and expanded in all areas, including politics, economy, trade, culture, science, education, health, sports, security, and national defence.

Every Vietnamese person deeply cherishes the immortal words of Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro – “For Vietnam, Cuba is ready to devote its blood!”, which is a beautiful symbol of international solidarity and the special friendship between Cuba and Vietnam, he added./.

VNA

See more

Party General Secretary To Lam shakes hands with a Belarusian veteran with outstanding contributions to Vietnam. (Photo: VNA)

Party chief calls for closer friendship between Vietnam, Belarus

Vietnam consistently attaches importance to its traditional friendship with Belarus and wishes to further strengthen cooperation across all fields for the mutual benefit of the two nations, and for peace, cooperation, and development in the region and around the world.

Russian Deputy PM Dmitry Chernyshenko (L) bids farewell to Party General Secretary To Lam and his spouse. (Photo: VNA)

Party General Secretary To Lam wraps up official visit to Russia

The visit also showed that Vietnam wants to further strengthen political trust between the two countries, identify orientations to bring the traditional friendship and Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with Russia to new heights, strengthen the cooperative relationship between the Communist Party of Vietnam and major political parties in Russia.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam meets with Russian intellectuals, scholars, and experts who had supported Vietnam in the past. (Photo: VNA)

Party General Secretary meets with Russian experts, intellectuals

General Secretary Lam expressed heartfelt gratitude for the significant and sincere support from Soviet Union and Russian experts during Vietnam's past struggle for national liberation and reunification as well as its current national construction and development process.

The private economic sector is the most important momentum of the national economy. (Photo: VNA)

Party leader highlights new momentum for economic development

In Vietnam, the multi-sector economy was officially recognised in the documents of the 6th National Party Congress; the encouragement and facilitation of private economic development was affirmed at the 7th congress, and further emphasised at the 8th congress.

Party General Secretary To Lam (R) and Chairman of the "A Just Russia – Patriots – For Truth" Party Sergey Mironov. (Photo: VNA)

General Secretary To Lam meets with Russian Party leader

General Secretary To Lam affirmed that the foreign policies of independence and self-reliance of Vietnam and Russia are an important pillar, and its cooperation with Russia, including collaboration via the Party channel, is significant to Vietnam's development in the new era.