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Deputy PM receives Cuban Deputy FM to strengthen bilateral ties

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son hosted a reception in Hanoi on July 23 for Cuba's First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Gerardo Peñalver Portal, who is visiting Vietnam from July 22 to 25 for a political consultation. Welcoming the Cuban Deputy FM back to Vietnam, Deputy PM Son expressed delight at the continued consolidation and development of Vietnam – Cuba relations across multiple fields.

During the meeting, both sides agreed to closely coordinate in the implementation of measures for further strengthening bilateral ties.

Cuban parliament values cooperation with Vietnam

The National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba (ANPP) always attaches great importance to promoting cooperation with Vietnam’s National Assembly, said ANPP Secretary Homero Acosta Álvarez.

Acosta Álvarez made the statement at a handover ceremony of information and technical equipment presented by Vietnam’s legislature to support the installation of a virtual meeting room in Havana on July 21. The event was chaired by President of the ANPP Esteban Lazo Hernandez.

Vietnamese PM meets with top Cuban leader on BRICS summit sidelines

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting with First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee and President of Cuba Miguel Díaz Canel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 6 (local time) on the sidelines of the expanded BRICS summit.

PM Chinh conveyed the warm regards from Party General Secretary To Lam, State President Luong Cuong, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man, and from himself to General Raul Castro, Diaz-Canel, and other Cuban leaders.

Cuban students celebrate Vietnam – Cuba friendship through writing, art contest

The Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP) hosted an awards ceremony in Havana on July 4 for the national competition on the Vietnam – Cuba friendship, commemorating 65 years of the diplomatic ties (December 2, 1960–2025) and marking the Friendship Year between the two countries.

The contest, titled “Cuba – Vietnam: amistad sin fronteras” (Cuba – Vietnam: friendship without borders) drew 454 submissions from Cuban students aged 6 to 14 across 59 primary and secondary schools.

Cuban and Vietnamese journalists friendship reaffirmed

The ties of brotherhood between journalists from Cuba and Vietnam were ratified during the celebrations for the centenary of the Revolutionary Press of the Asian country, said today the vice-president of the UPEC, Juan Carlos Ramirez.

At the head of the Cuban delegation, which attended the events for the date, Ramirez also highlighted the closer ties between the Association of Journalists of Vietnam (AVJ) and the Union of Journalists of Cuba (UPEC), whose guilds already have a long-standing relationship, he recalled.

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