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Sep

22

2024

Top Vietnamese leader’s Cuba visit expected to deepen traditional friendship

Cuban hero Fernando González Llort, President of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP), has described the upcoming state visit to Cuba by Party General Secretary and State President To Lam as a milestone in the time-honoured relationship between the two countries.

Apart from holding political importance, the visit is expected to yield positive results in economic and foreign relations, with numerous cooperation agreements and a high level of consensus in the struggle for world peace, he said in an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA).

Sep

21

2024

Top leader of Vietnam leaves Hanoi for UNGA 79, state visit to Cuba

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and President of Vietnam To Lam, his spouse, and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam left Hanoi on September 21 morning for a trip to attend the United Nations Summit of the Future and the 79th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 79), hold working sessions in the US, and later pay a state visit to Cuba.

The visit to Cuba will be made at the invitation of First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee and President of Cuba Miguel Diaz Canel Bermudez and his spouse.

Sep

20

2024

Party, State leader's visit marks new chapter in Vietnam-Cuba relations: Cuban ambassador

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam and his spouse are set to make a state visit to Cuba at the invitation of First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee and President of Cuba Miguel Diaz Canel Bermudez and his spouse. On this occasion, Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Orlando Nicolas Hernandez Guillen shared insights with VietnamPlus about the significance of the upcoming visit.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam is a great friend of the Cuban people, Party, and Government, hence the significance of his visit, the diplomat said.

Sep

20

2024

Vietnamese top leader’s Cuba visit of historical significance: Cuban Ambassador

The upcoming visit to Cuba by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam, a great friend of the Cuban people, Party, and Government, is important and of great significance, stated Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Orlando Nicolas Hernandez Guillen.

The visit is very special, as it will be the first by a top leader of the Party and State of Vietnam to Cuba, the diplomat told Vietnam News Agency on the threshold of the visit.

Sep

20

2024

Vietnam, Cuba see potential for trade growth

The state visit to Cuba by Party General Secretary and State President To Lam next week is expected to further strengthen the two countries’ bilateral relationship, fostering their sustainable trade development.

Cuba was the first Latin American country to establish diplomatic relations with Vietnam in 1960. In the period before 2019, bilateral trade grew at more than 20% a year. According to the General Department of Vietnam Customs, their bilateral trade reached 155.5 million USD last year, with Vietnam's exports to Cuba accounting for the entire amount and no imports from Cuba to Vietnam recorded. In the first eight months of 2024, bilateral trade reached 134.7 million USD, up 187% year-on-year. Of this, Vietnam’s exports were valued at 133.36 million USD and imports 1.33 million USD.

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