NA Chairman’s visit to Cuba holds great significance: ambassador
The coming official visit to Cuba by National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue holds great significance as it will help further strengthen the two countries’ relations in multiple spheres as well as the ties between the two parliaments, said Cuba Ambassador to Vietnam Orlando Nicolás Hernández Guillén.
NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue (R) meets with Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz during the latter's official visit to Vietnam in September 2022. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The coming official visit to Cuba by National Assembly (NA) ChairmanVuong Dinh Hue holds great significance as it will help further strengthen thetwo countries’ relations in multiple spheres as well as the ties between thetwo parliaments, said Cuba Ambassador to Vietnam Orlando Nicolás Hernández Guillén.
The tripfrom April 18, to be made at the invitation of President of the NationalAssembly of the People’s Power of Cuba Esteban Lazo Hernández, takes place onthe threshold of the 50th anniversary of Cuban leader FidelCastro's visit to the liberated zone in South Vietnam in Quang Tri province inSeptember 1973 and 60 years since the establishment of the Cuban Committee forSolidarity with South Vietnam (September 25, 1963).
Talking tothe Vietnam News Agency, Ambassador Hernández Guillén stressed that FidelCastro was the first and only foreign leader to do so.
Fidel Castro, then First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba's Central Committee and Prime Minister of Cuba, holds the flag of the Khe Sanh Corps of the Tri Thien - Hue liberation troops when visiting Quang Tri province on September 15, 1973. (Photo: VNA)
The Cuban leader’spresence in Quang Tri, located in the frontline between North and South Vietnamthen, just a few months after the Paris Agreement on Ending the War and RestoringPeace in Vietnam was signed in January 1973, and his immortal remark “ForVietnam, Cuba is willing to shed its blood” became symbols of the close-knitand faithful solidarity and fraternity of the two peoples for the sake of peace,national independence, democracy, and progress in the world.
Chairman Hue is scheduled to delivera speech at the Cuban parliament on April 19, which will coincide withthe anniversary of Cuba’s Giron Victory (April 19, 1961) and the opening of the10th-tenure Cuban parliament’s first session after the parliamentaryelections on March 26. It will a historical event only occurring because it is theVietnam - Cuba relationship and bilateral ties are extremely special, accordingto the diplomat.
The two countries boast fraternity,solidarity, and consistent mutual support during the struggle for independence,sovereignty safeguarding, and development, he noted, elaborating that Cubasupported Vietnam’s fight for national liberation, and when it is facingdifficulties at present, Vietnam has also given assistance to and shown itssolidarity with the Cuban people.
Cuba Ambassador to Vietnam Orlando Nicolás Hernández Guillén in an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency (Photo: VNA)
Cuba and Vietnam have many cooperationfields of economic complementarity. The Southeast Asian nation has supplied anumber of essential commodities, especially rice, along with many technologicalproducts for Cuba, helping the Latin American country guarantee food securityand stabilise equipment supply. Meanwhile, Cuba also produces many world-famousproducts, including traditional ones like cigar and rum and products of thegenetic, biological, and pharmaceutical technologies, HernándezGuillén went on.
Talking aboutparliamentary cooperation, he noted the two legislative bodies boastlong-standing and extensive relations, via which Vietnam can boost sharing developmentexperience with Cuba.
During Chairman Hue’s visit, the twosides will also discuss many cooperation areas and sign a number of importantagreements, the diplomat added./.
Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, who is also Deputy Minister of National Defence, received Cuban Minister of Construction Antonio Rena Mesa in Hanoi on March 28.
Leaders and people of Ho Chi Minh City always value promoting cooperation with Cuba in various areas, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Phan Van Mai told visiting Cuban Minister of Construction Rene Antonio Mesa Villafana during a local reception on March 29.
Cuba always pays special attention to the all-round ties with Vietnam, including cooperation in maintaining historical memories, stated First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee and President of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel on March 31.
Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue will pay official visits to Cuba, Argentina and Uruguay from April 18 - 28, according the NA Committee for Foreign Affairs.
Party General Secretary To Lam met with members of the Vietnam Innovation Network in Korea (VINK) and Vietnamese experts living and working in the Republic of Korea (RoK) in Seoul on August 10 as part of his state visit to the RoK.
In an interview with Korean media on the occasion of Party General Secretary To Lam’s state visit to the RoK, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son affirmed that the visit demonstrates Vietnam’s strong resolve to further deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with the RoK, with the aim of fostering greater political trust, closer strategic coordination, more substantive and comprehensive cooperation, and stronger bonds of friendship between the two countries' people.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, who is also a Politburo member and Secretary of the Government Party Committee, attended the 4th Party Congress of the EVN Party Organisation for the 2025–2030 tenure on August 10, directing EVN to ensure power supply to meet the country’s development demands with double-digit growth set for the coming years.
Party General Secretary To Lam and his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly, along with a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam arrived in Seongnam Air Base in Seoul on August 10 afternoon (local time), beginning a state visit to the Republic of Korea from August 10-13.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam and his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly departed from Hanoi on August 10 morning for a four-day state visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK), which is made at an invitation of RoK President Lee Jae Myung.
As part of the ASEAN Day celebrations, the Vietnamese embassy will also host the ASEAN Family Day 2025 in Ottawa to foster solidarity and community spirit among ASEAN members in Canada.
State President Luong Cuong’s trip once again reaffirmed the Party and State’s foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, diversification and multilateralisation of relations. It also reflected the strong trend of enhanced cooperation among countries of the Global South in shaping a new, more multipolar, fair and equitable world order.
The outcomes of Party General Secretary To Lam's visit will serve as a driving force and source of inspiration for the two countries to inherit, promote, and elevate their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, contributing to the national construction and development cause in each country, and to peace, cooperation, and development in the region and the world.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 9 inspected the construction site of the new Phong Chau bridge, and surveyed a planned route for the Lao Cai – Hanoi – Hai Phong railway section running through the northern province of Phu Tho.
Across print, broadcast, and online platforms, Angolan media portrayed State President Luong Cuong's visit as a warm and historic occasion, strengthening bilateral ties and boosting Vietnam’s presence in Africa through the AU.
The 500kV Lao Cai – Vinh Yen power transmission line has a total investment of over 7.41 trillion VND (282.5 million USD), and a total length of 229.5 km, passing through 31 communes in the two provinces, and comprising 468 transmission tower foundations.
The visits reflected the elevated position of Vietnam’s foreign policy in the new era—aimed at not only advancing ties with key regional partners like Egypt and Angola but also delivering a strategic message about Vietnam’s commitment to deepening relations with African nations as a whole.
At their talks and meetings, President Cuong and Angola’s top leaders affirmed that the close brotherhood and traditional friendship are a valuable shared asset and a solid foundation for the two nations to advance into a new phase of development.
The ruling People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) attaches great importance to the friendship, solidarity, and comradeship with the Communist Party of Vietnam, and voiced her Party’s wish to further deepen and expand relations between the two sides for the benefit of the Vietnamese and Angolan people.
Vietnam pledges to do its utmost to build an ASEAN of solidarity, consensus, and unity in diversity, and to foster a fast and sustainable development path for ASEAN, grounded in science, technology, and innovation, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
Party General Secretary To Lam called on the criminal police force to accelerate the application of science, technology, artificial intelligence, and digital transformation in criminal investigation tasks such as crime prevention, detection, tracking and verification, ensuring that no area remains out of their reach.
Many Koreans living, studying, and working in Hanoi see the upcoming state visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) by Party General Secretary To Lam as an opportunity to generate strong synergy in economic cooperation, people-to-people exchanges, and cultural understanding.
The achievements of the five decades of Vietnam–Angola cooperation provide a strong and enduring foundation, as well as momentum for the two sides to consolidate, expand, and bring their partnership into a new phase of development.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stressed that the emulation and commendation work is a vital driver, fostering patriotism, dedication, and collective momentum in the run-up to the 11th National Patriotic Emulation Congress, Party congresses at all levels, and the 14th National Party Congress.
Emphasising the need for sustainable, long-term collaboration, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man called on Japanese investors not only to bring in capital but also to share expertise and modern technology, especially in areas such as green transformation, the circular economy, and advanced corporate governance.
NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue (R) meets with Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz during the latter's official visit to Vietnam in September 2022. (Photo: VNA) 
Fidel Castro, then First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba's Central Committee and Prime Minister of Cuba, holds the flag of the Khe Sanh Corps of the Tri Thien - Hue liberation troops when visiting Quang Tri province on September 15, 1973. (Photo: VNA) 
Cuba Ambassador to Vietnam Orlando Nicolás Hernández Guillén in an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency (Photo: VNA) 
