Prime Minister hosts reception for Cuba's top legislator

The top Cuban legislator conveyed the deepest sympathy of the Party, State and people of Cuba to the Party, State and people of Viet Nam over the death of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

Hernandez expressed his belief that the Vietnamese Party, State, and people will continue harvesting successes in the cause of national construction and development and on the path towards socialism.

Prime Minister Pham reaffirmed Viet Nam’s consistent policy of consolidating and developing the special fraternity, faithful solidarity, traditional friendship, and comprehensive cooperation with Cuba.

Pham expressed his wish that both countries would continue joining hands to maintain and promote the exemplary relationship that has been nurtured by generations of the two countries’ leaders, including Party General Secretary Nguyen.

The Vietnamese Government will stand by and support the Cuban Government and people, share experience and boost all-round and fruitful cooperation with Cuba, particularly in trade, agriculture, renewable energy, and pharmaceuticals, said the Prime Minister.

For his part, Hernandez stated that Cuba always attaches importance to the special friendship with Viet Nam and views the cooperation with the Southeast Asian nation as strategically significant amid many challenges and difficulties in external relations and socio-economic affairs facing the Caribbean country.

Hernandez appreciated the solidarity, support, and timely and effective assistance that the Vietnamese Party, State, and people have offered to Cuba, especially in stabilizing food supply and developing food production in the Caribbean country.

Cuba encourages and will assist Vietnamese enterprises to invest and do business successfully in the country, he added.

Earlier, on July 19, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel announced a state mourning in commemoration of General Secretary of the Comunist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong./.