Politburo Member and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam visits Cuba
Politburo member and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam, Le Hoai Trung, paid an official visit to Cuba from June 20 to 22 as the special envoy of Party General Secretary and President To Lam. The purpose of the visit was to inform the Communist Party of Cuba of the outcomes of the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam and to strengthen cooperation between the two Parties and countries. During his stay, Le Hoai Trung met with First Secretary and President of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel, Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz, and held talks with Politburo member and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla.
Cuba and Vietnam reaffirm solidarity and cooperation
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.
Vietnam expresses solidarity with Cuba amid new US sanctions
The Union of Friendship Organizations of Vietnam and the Vietnam-Cuba Friendship Association issued a message of support for the Cuban people, expressing deep concern over recent legal measures, sanctions, and restrictions imposed by the United States. These include Executive Order 14404 of May 1, 2026, the criminal indictment against Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, and actions targeting President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, relatives of Cuban leaders, and various institutions and companies in the country.
Vietnam calls for solidarity with Cuba at Non-Aligned Movement meeting
Ambassador Do Hung Viet, head of Vietnam's Permanent Mission to the United Nations, urged member states of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to uphold the spirit of unity and to firmly raise their voices against the blockade and sanctions imposed on Cuba, in defense of the organization's founding principles. His remarks were delivered during the NAM meeting held on May 27 in New York, United States. The Vietnamese ambassador expressed Vietnam's deep solidarity with the challenges facing the Cuban people. He emphasized that unilateral coercive measures have exacerbated Cuba's economic and social difficulties amid increasing international pressure.
Cuba, a staunch defender of peace and justice, will not waver in its commitment to reforming and improving global governance
Cuba, a staunch defender of peace and justice, will not waver in its commitment to reforming and improving global governance, to building a truly just, democratic, and equitable international order, where solidarity, international cooperation, respectful dialogue, the peaceful settlement of disputes, respect for the sovereign equality of States, non-interference in their internal affairs, and the prohibition of the threat or use of force; an international order free of blockades, unilateral coercive measures, hegemony, and attempts at domination; an international order that guarantees international peace and security for all, with full respect for the Charter of the United Nations and International Law.