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The flags of Vietnam and Cuba (Photo: VNA)
The flags of Vietnam and Cuba (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam and State President Luong Cuong on December 31 jointly sent a congratulatory message to First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez on the occasion of the 67th anniversary of the Caribbean country's National Day (January 1, 1959 – January 1, 2026).

Also on this occasion, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh cabled a congratulatory message to Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz, while National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man extended congratulations to Esteban Lazo Hernández, President of the National Assembly of People’s Power of Cuba.

On the same day, Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung sent a message of congratulations to Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla./.

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