A delegation of the Dong Nai provincial Party Committee, led by Permanent Deputy Secretary Ho Thanh Son, concluded a five-day working visit to Cuba on April 5.
The five-day visit aimed to realise a cooperative agreement with Pinar del Río province and further promote collaboration between Vietnamese and Cuban localities.
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.
Vice president of Vietnam’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Hoang Quang Phong, urged here today to take full advantage of the opportunities to bring the economic relationship with Cuba to a new height. Quang Phong made his call while speaking at the Vietnam-Cuba Business Forum, held as part of the Vietnam Expo 2025 International Fair, currently attended by a large Cuban delegation.
The executive voiced full confidence in the prospects of cooperation among enterprises from both countries, as they achieve more substantive and practical results every day, and emphasized they have all benefitted from the bilateral trade agreement in force since 2020.
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.
Vietnamese representatives attended the 4th International Colloquium Patria that opened in the Cuban capital of Havana on March 17. The event saw the participation of First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee and President of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, along with numerous Cuban officials and international delegates.
It brought together over 400 guests from 47 countries, including politicians, scholars, media professionals, activists, and those interested in the seminar's discussed topics.
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.
During his official visit and working trip to Ho Chi Minh City, Ambassador Rogelio Polanco Fuentes of the Republic of Cuba to Vietnam, was received by Standing Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thanh Nghi.
At the meeting yesterday afternoon, representing the city's leadership, Nguyen Thanh Nghi engaged in discussions with the Cuban Ambassador regarding key areas of cooperation between the two nations. The dialogue encompassed the implementation of significant projects agreed upon following General Secretary To Lam's visit to Cuba in September 2024.
Comrade Nguyen Van Loi, Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of provincial Party Committee and Head of provincial National Assembly Deputy Delegation chaired a meeting to welcome comrade Rogelio Polanco Fuentes, Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to Vietnam, on his courtesy visit to Binh Duong’s leaders. The meeting was also attended by comrade Bui Minh Tri, Vice Chairman of provincial People's Committee and leaders of relevant departments and agencies.
At the reception, comrade Nguyen Van Loi expressed his honor in welcoming the Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to Vietnam.
VNA — A golden sweep of ripening rice fields now blankets Los Palacios district, Pinar del Río province of Cuba, heralding a breakthrough in agricultural cooperation between Vietnam and Cuba.
This success story is the fruit of a pioneering partnership between Vietnamese company Agri VMA and local Cuban farmers, surpassing all expectations. In just three months, a 16-ha pilot project cultivating the CT16 rice variety delivered an average yield of 7.2 tonnes per hectare. This achievement is part of a larger 1,000-ha initiative aimed at transforming Cuban rice cultivation.
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla said here on Wednesday that he was pleased with the results of his official visit to Vietnam, where “the warm hospitality and the unwavering commitment to support Cuba exceeded all expectations.”
I am leaving with the satisfaction that the projects we are developing together are moving forward in an appropriate manner and will soon yield tangible results for the well-being of our people, the member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) told Prensa Latina.
