A get-together was held in Hanoi on April 7 to welcome a delegation from the Cuban Institute for Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP) led by President Kenia Serranno Puig.
A get-together was held in Hanoi on April 7 to welcome a delegation fromthe Cuban Institute for Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP) led byPresident Kenia Serranno Puig.
The guest said ICAP’s six-dayvisit to Vietnam from April 7 is to discuss with the Vietnam Union ofFriendship Organisations (VUFO) and relevant Vietnamese agencies Cuba’ssocio-economic development, foreign investment law as well as theorganisation of the seventh Asia-Pacific Regional Conference forSolidarity with Cuba to be held in Vietnam next year.
ViceChairman of the Vietnam-Cuba Friendship Association Nguyen Duy Cuong andVietnamese participants at the event affirmed Vietnam’s solidarity withCuba to tighten traditional ties and promote effectiveness incooperation between VUFO and ICAP in common international activities andmutual support in the coming time.
Earlier, VUFO Chairman VuXuan Hong received the Cuban delegation, reviewing the comprehensivecooperation between the two sides. They confirmed the two organisations’coordination mechanisms and discussed methods for experience sharingand working to organise international peace and solidarity activities.-VNA
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