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National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man had a meeting with Rolando González, President of the Latin American and Caribbean Parliament (Parlatino) and Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Cuban National Assembly of People’s Power, in Uzbekistan on April 6 afternoon.

The meeting took place on the sidelines of the 150th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU-150), during which Rolando González highlighted the special traditional friendship between the two countries. He suggested the Vietnamese and Cuban legislatures continue to maintain their close coordination and mutual support at multilateral forums.

The fundamental objective driving Cuban companies to participate in the Vietnam International Trade Fair (Vietnam Expo 2025) is to attract investment that will enable them to boost food production in Cuba.

Doriel González, vice president of the Food and Poultry Business Group (GEALAV), told Prensa Latina that the intention is to attract foreign investment and, through an international economic partnership, promote the production of both chicken meat and eggs, two products in high demand and whose acquisition in the domestic market is guaranteed. He also explained that GEALAV has 26 production companies, a research institute, and a genetics company that has supported egg production since 1963.

President of the Cuban Chamber of Commerce (CCC) Antonio Luis Carricarte Corona has expressed his optimism about the flourishing future of Vietnam – Cuba cooperation in an exclusive interview recently granted to the Vietnam News Agency, on the occasion of the Cuban delegation's trip to Vietnam to attend the 34th Vietnam International Trade Fair (Vietnam Expo) from April 2-5.

Hanoi prioritizes developing the friendship with Havana and Cuba’s localities, focusing on enhancing people-to-people exchanges. Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Bui Thi Minh Hoai said at the meeting on March 13 with Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Rogelio Polanco Fuentes with the attendance of Head of the Hanoi Party Committee’s Organization Commission Ha Minh Hai and Deputy Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Manh Quyen.

Specific moves will be implementing the 2023-2028 cooperation agreement, strengthening Party cooperation, exchanging delegations at various levels, and promoting collaboration in healthcare, trade, agriculture, food, and culture.