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During the special session, Vietnam's representative to the UN endorsed the statements made by ASEAN, the Non-Aligned Movement, and the G77 plus China. The Vietnamese delegation underscored that, for nearly seven decades, the blockade has severely impacted the development and daily life of the Cuban people. "And for 33 years, this Assembly, time and again, year after year, has urged for this blockade to be lifted," he recalled. The diplomat expressed concern over the tightening of this policy, particularly the restrictions on electricity and oil supplies, as well as sanctions against entities with commercial ties to Cuba.

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez held official talks on Monday with his Vietnamese counterpart, Le Hoai Trung, reaffirming the historic solidarity and cooperation between the two nations. Minister Rodríguez emphasized that the visit by his Vietnamese counterpart comes at a particularly complex time for Cuba, marked by the intensification of U.S. sanctions and their impact on the country’s development. He highlighted Vietnam as “a benchmark of its people’s heroic and extraordinary struggle for national independence and the construction of a much more beautiful homeland,” as well as an example of economic and social progress.