Vietnamese leaders congratulate Cuba’s new president

President Tran Dai Quang and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on April 20 sent congratulatory messages to Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez on his election as President of Cuba’s Council of State and Council of Ministers.
Vietnamese leaders congratulate Cuba’s new president ảnh 1President of Cuba’s Council of State and Council of Ministers Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA)
– President Tran Dai Quangand Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on April 20 sent congratulatory messages toMiguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez on his election as President of Cuba’s Council ofState and Council of Ministers.

The same day, Chairwoman of the NationalAssembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan extended her congratulations to Esteban LazoHernandez on his re-election as President of Cuba’s National Assembly ofPeople’s Power (NAPP).

With 603 votes or 99.86 percent of the votes,Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez was elected as President of the Council of State andCouncil of Ministers by the ninth NAPP for the next five years, succeeding RaulCastro as new leader of Cuba.

He is expected to continue to implement thecountry’s revolutionary tasks and update the economic model.-VNA
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