Vietnam always values ​​and wishes to deepen relations with Cuba.

At the invitation of National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man, on the morning of September 30, President of the National Assembly of the People's Power, President of the Council of State of the Republic of Cuba Esteban Lazo Hernandez arrived in Hanoi, beginning an official visit to Vietnam and co-chairing the 2nd meeting of the Vietnam-Cuba Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Committee.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man and Cuban National Assembly Chairman Esteban Lazo Hernandez. (Photo: DUY LINH)

At the National Assembly Headquarters, right after the official welcoming ceremony, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man held talks with Cuban National Assembly Chairman Esteban Lazo Hernandez. In a friendly atmosphere, the two sides shared the situation of each country, the activities of the two National Assemblies; exchanged directions and measures to continue strengthening the special friendship, solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Cuba. National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man affirmed that Vietnam always attaches importance to and wishes to further deepen the special traditional relationship and comprehensive cooperation with the brotherly country of Cuba.

The President of the Cuban National Assembly thanked the Party, State and people of Vietnam for their solidarity and sincere, pure support, both spiritually and materially, for Cuba's cause of national defense, construction and development, especially in difficult and challenging times. He sincerely thanked the participation and support of the Vietnamese people and the donation and support movement for Cuba launched by the Vietnam Fatherland Front and implemented by the Vietnam Red Cross . The President of the Cuban National Assembly considered this a manifestation of the deep solidarity and special relationship between the two countries; and said that he would use this meaningful aid to solve the most urgent socio-economic problems, aiming to improve people's lives.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man affirmed that Vietnam always values ​​and wishes to further deepen the special traditional relationship and comprehensive cooperation with the brotherly country of Cuba.

The two leaders reviewed the overall cooperation agenda and agreed on measures to strengthen relations between the two countries in general and the two National Assemblies in particular, in the spirit of "jointly accompanying, cooperating and developing together". The two sides were pleased to see that the good political-diplomatic relations, solidarity and trust between the two countries have reached a new level of development, depth and substance in all three channels of Party diplomacy, State diplomacy and people-to-people diplomacy. Economic-trade and investment relations have made great strides. Cooperation in the fields of culture, education, people-to-people exchange and between the central and local levels has become increasingly in-depth, substantial and diverse. Relations between the two legislative bodies have been consolidated and strengthened.

The two National Assembly Chairmen agreed to continue to increase delegation exchanges at all levels, regularly maintain cooperation mechanisms between the two Parties, Governments, National Assemblies and bilateral political-diplomatic, economic-trade and defense mechanisms; continue to coordinate to promote effective implementation of policies to support businesses, increase investment in areas suitable to the needs, conditions and capacity of each country; create conditions and supervise the effective implementation of agreed key cooperation projects; concretize potential cooperation areas, such as tourism, telecommunications, digital transformation, etc.

The two sides agreed to increase experience sharing between the two countries and the two National Assemblies in law-making, implementing major Party policies in the new era, preparing and effectively implementing the Party Congresses of Vietnam and Cuba in 2026; sharing experience, encouraging business development, attracting foreign investment, financial management, developing agricultural production, applying science and technology, digital transformation and other areas of mutual interest to the two National Assemblies, thereby contributing to consolidating, diversifying and improving the effectiveness of cooperation between the two countries.

The two leaders also agreed to create conditions and encourage people's organizations and localities to maintain regular relations, coordinate to effectively implement agreements and commitments between the two countries' leaders, and jointly promote new cooperation methods, focusing on practical effectiveness, while continuing to propagate, mobilize people and educate the two countries' young generations about the tradition of exemplary Vietnam-Cuba relations.

Discussing international and regional issues of mutual concern, the two National Assembly Chairmen agreed that the two sides will continue to consult, closely coordinate and support each other at international organizations and multilateral forums of which the two countries are members.

* On the same evening, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man hosted a reception to welcome the Cuban National Assembly Chairman and the high-ranking Cuban delegation on their official visit to Vietnam.

Source: https://nhandan.vn/viet-nam-luon-coi-trong-va-mong-muon-lam-sau-sac-hon-quan-he-voi-cuba-post911917.html