Viet Nam pledges practical support for Cuba

The Prime Minister made the remarks during a meeting with Esteban Lazo Hernández, President of the National Assembly of People's Power and President of the Council of State of Cuba, in Ha Noi on October 1.

Welcoming Mr. Lazo on his official visit, which coincides with the 65th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries, Prime Minister Pham said the visit demonstrates the brotherly friendship, comradeship, and Cuba's longstanding solidarity with the Vietnamese people. 

The guest leader said that that Viet Nam closely follows developments in Cuba, shares the country's challenges, and is confident that under the leadership of the Communist Party of Cuba, Cuba will continue to safeguard its achievements and achieve further successes in national development.

The Prime Minister took the occasion to call for close coordination in implementing agreements reached by senior leaders and those signed during this visit, while improving the effectiveness of cooperation mechanisms across Party, State, Government, National Assembly, ministerial, and local levels. He also underscored the need to maintain coordination and mutual support at multilateral forums.

For his part, Mr. Esteban expressed appreciation for the solidarity and timely assistance consistently provided by Viet Nam's Party, State and people, particularly in stabilising food supplies and advancing agricultural production. He also voiced hope that the two sides will continue sharing development experience, especially Viet Nam's Doi moi reform and strategic policy approaches.

The two leaders agreed to continue coordinating activities to mark the 65th anniversary of diplomatic ties (December 2, 1960 – 2025); to facilitate broader engagement of organizations and businesses from both countries in each other's development process; and to promote economic, trade, and investment cooperation in strategic sectors identified by senior leaders, while expanding into other promising areas./.