CUBA

Vietnam and Cuba reaffirmed the commitment to deepening their historic partnership during the eighth political consultation in Hanoi on July 24, co-chaired by Vietnam’s Standing Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu and Cuba’s First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Gerardo Peñalver Portal during the latter’s official visit to Vietnam from July 22-25.

Vu briefed his Cuban guest on Vietnam’s recent socio-economic progress and outlined plans, affirming that the Vietnamese Party, State, and people always attach great importance to the traditional solidarity, special friendship, and comprehensive cooperation with Cuba.

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.

Cuba has once again been nominated for the prestigious Wanderlust Travel Awards 2025, one of the most important awards in the tourism sector in the United Kingdom. This competition, organised since 1993 by Wanderlust magazine, has become one of the most influential awards among travellers, industry professionals and lovers of unique destinations. More than 200,000 individual voters are expected to participate in this edition.

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.