Vietnam, Cuba strengthening special solidarity

Over 64 years, amid countless challenges in their struggle for revolution and nation-building, the special friendship between Vietnam and Cuba has deepened and expanded across various fields. This bond has fostered peace, stability, cooperation, and development in both regions and globally.

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Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong meets with Esteban Lazo Hernandez, President of the National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba, at the 50th anniversary celebration of Fidel Castro's visit to the Liberated Zone of Southern Vietnam (September 27, 2023). (Photo: Tri Dung - VNA)
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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh welcomes Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz during his official visit to Vietnam (September 29, 2022). (Photo: Duong Giang - VNA)
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Permanent Vice Chairman Tran Thanh Man presides over a ceremony to hand over gifts from the National Assembly of Vietnam to the National Assembly of Cuba (July 20, 2022). (Photo: Minh Duc - VNA)
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General Raúl Castro Ruz meets with Minister of Public Security To Lam during his official visit to Cuba (2022). (Photo: Mai Phuong - VNA)
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First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba and President Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez meets with Minister of Public Security To Lam during his official visit to Cuba (2022). (Photo: Mai Phuong - VNA)
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Fidel Castro, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee and President of the Council of State and Government, meets with General Vo Nguyen Giap at his residence during his official friendship visit to Vietnam (February 22, 2009). (Photo: Nhan Sang - VNA)
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General Director of the Vietnam News Agency Vu Viet Trang and President of the Latin American News Agency Prensa Latina Luis Enrique Gonzalez Acosta sign a cooperation agreement between their agencies (Hanoi, 2022). (Photo: Phuong Hoa - VNA)
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Cuban children and their parents perform a dance celebrating the Vietnam-Cuba friendship to mark the 132nd anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's birth (May 19, 1890 – May 19, 2022). (Photo: Le Ha - VNA)

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