Vietnam

The Vietnam-Cuba Parliamentary Friendship Group called the United States government to put an end to the economic, financial, and commercial blockade and remove the island from Washington's State Sponsors of Terrorism (SSOT) list. In a message of greeting and solidarity sent to the Cuban National People’s Power Assembly (Parliament), the group also urged the US administration to “take the necessary steps to normalize relations” with the Caribbean nation. High-level Vietnamese leaders have repeatedly reaffirmed this stance, the letter underscores, and cited speeches delivered before the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) by To Lam, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), last year, and current President Luong Cuong a few days ago.

The long-standing and close ties between Cuba and Vietnam were spotlighted at a photo exhibition hosted by the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Havana on October 21, part of activities marking the 65th founding anniversary of diplomatic relations between Cuba and seven Asian countries, including Vietnam. The other Asian countries that are celebrating the 65th anniversary of diplomatic relations with Cuba are Cambodia, India, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), Indonesia, China, and Mongolia.

Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Anayansi Rodriguez highlighted the significance of the exhibition.

The campaign to support Cuba launched by Vietnam's Red Cross Society officially concluded on Saturday, after surpassing the initial goal by 9.46 times and raising 615 billion dong (more than 23.346 million dollars). Highlighted by Nguyen Hai Anh, Vice President of the Vietnamese Red Cross Society, as one of the significant activities of the Vietnam-Cuba Friendship Year, the program became a “beautiful and moving story of humanity,” he said.

Upon speaking at the closing ceremony of the campaign, Hai Anh underscored that behind each donation, from the mountains to the cities, there are millions of stories of affection, gratitude, and nobility of the Vietnamese people, written with a single sentiment: Cuba and Vietnam will always be united under any circumstances.

Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man emphasised Vietnam’s commitment to deepen the traditional solidarity and special friendship with Cuba at his meeting with President of the National Assembly of People’s Power of Cuba Esteban Lazo in Geneva, Switzerland, on July 30.

At the event, which took place on the sidelines of the 6th World Conference of Speakers of Parliament at the UN headquarters, the Vietnamese top legislator expressed his delight at the robust development of the bilateral relations over the recent past, particularly the close cooperation between the two legislatures.