A delegation from the Nhan Dan (People) newspaper –the central organ of the Communist Party of Vietnam – led by Deputy Editor in Chief Editor Le Quoc Khanh paid a working visit to Cuba from June 6-14 as part of cooperation exchanges with Cuba’s Granma newspaper.

At talks with the Granma’s Editor in Chief Pelayo Terry Cuervo, the two sides discussed the functions and development experiences of the two newspapers.

The Vietnamese delegation also held a working session with Alberto Alvarino, Deputy Head of the Ideology Department of the Cuban Communist Party’s Central Committee.

During their talks, Alvarino touched on Cuba’s results in its process of updating its economic model as well as the roles of ideology in the renovation process.

For his part, Khanh appreciated Cuba’s recent socio-economic achievements.

The Vietnamese delegation also had working sessions with the Cuba Institute for Friendship with the Peoples and the Union of Journalists.

They also visited a joint Vietnamese-Cuban project on rice planting and several economic and cultural centres in Pinar del Rio and Matanzas provinces.-VNA