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Cuban friendship medal bestowed upon Vietnamese ambassador
Vietnamese Ambassador to Cuba Nguyen Trung Thanh has received the country’ friendship medal for his contributions to Vietnam - Cuba relations.
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Vietnam’s first ambassador to US believes in bright future for bilateral ties
Vietnam-US relations now and 25 years ago are “like night and day” and will continue to flourish in the future, according to the first Vietnamese Ambassador to the US, Le Van Bang.
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Vice President meets Cuban leaders to enhance ties
Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh on July 9 held talks with First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Raul Castro and Chairman of the Cuban State Council and the Council of Minister Miguel Diaz-Canel in Havana.
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Vietnam welcomes UN resolution calling for end of embargo against Cuba
Vietnam welcomes the United Nations General Assembly’s adoption of a resolution calling for an end to the US embargo against Cuba, spokesperson for the Vietnam Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang said.
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US embargo against Cuba a backward step: Vietnam
The US embargo against Cuba is a backward step which intensifies tension between the two countries, said the head of Vietnam’s mission at the United Nations.
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Symposium discusses Cuba’s fight against US embargo
A symposium discussing measures to mitigate losses caused by the US’s embargo on Cuba was held in Hanoi on October 26.
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Vietnam keen on fostering traditional solidarity with Cuba: VUFO
Vice President and General Secretary of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) Don Tuan Phong has affirmed that his organization has always showed solidarity with Cuba in all people’s forums in the world.
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UN General Assembly adopts resolution condemning US embargo on Cuba
A resolution calling for the end of the US embargo on Cuba was passed by 191 votes to zero at a plenary meeting of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on October 26.
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Vietnam calls on US to put an end embargo on Cuba
Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, Head of the Vietnam Mission to the UN, asserted Vietnam’s strong opposition to the US’s unilateral economic, commercial and financial embargo against Cuba.
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US senator McCain welcomes Party leader
US Senator McCain welcomed Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong
at US parliament building on July 8.
Vietnam attends 20th Sao Paulo forum
Vietnam participated in the 20th Sao Paulo forum held in La Paz,
Bolivia, from August 25-29, along with Latin American grassroots
organisations and 180 left-wing parties from 52 different countries.
World youth festival wraps up
Vietnam’s 85-member delegation participated in a wide range of
activities at the 18th World Festival of Youth and Students that wrapped
up on December 13 in Quito, Ecuador.
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Cuba’s National Day marked in major cities
The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and the Vietnam–Cuba Friendship
Association hosted a meeting to mark the 54 th National Day of Cuba
(January 1) at the VNA headquarters in Hanoi on January 4.
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VN calls for efforts to boost NAM solidarity
Vietnamese Deputy FM Le Luong Minh called on NAM member
countries to enhance solidarity on the
basis of Bandung principles, fundamental regulations of the UN Charter and international law.
Vietnamese diplomats pay tribute to US doctor
A delegation of the Vietnamese Embassy in the US, led by Ambassador
Nguyen Quoc Cuong, paid tribute to Doctor Judith Ladinsky (June, 1938 –
January, 2012) in Madison City in the state of Wisconsin on April 15.
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VN supports UN call for end of embargo against Cuba
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Oct. 25 adopted a
resolution on the need to end the economic, commercial and financial
embargo imposed by the US against Cuba with 186 ayes, two noes and
three blank votes.
Cuba’s economy grows 2.1 percent in 2010
Cuba attained an economic growth rate of 2.1 percent this year, said Minister of Economic and Planning Marino Murillo.
President meets with Colombia, Danish, Cuban leaders
Vietnam attaches a lot of importance to bilateral ties with Colombia and other Latin American countries.
Vietnamese communists attend Sao Paulo forum
A delegation of the Central Commission for External Relations of the
Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, led by Duong Minh, head of
the Department for Middle East, Africa and Latin America, attended the
16th Sao Paulo Forum held in the Argentinean capital city of Buenos
Aires from August 18-20.
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Vietnam, Cuba agree to tap each other’s potential
Senior diplomats of Vietnam and Cuba
pointed to a large range of industries in which the two countries can
boost cooperation for mutual development at a meeting in Hanoi on
Dec. 5.
