Statement by Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez at the thirty first Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly
Mr. Secretary General;
Mr. President;
Distinguished Heads of State and Government;
Heads of delegations;
I would like to thank the Republic of Azerbaijan, the current president of the Non-Aligned Movement, for the initiative to convene this Special Session of the General Assembly.
Top leaders from Cuba and Vietnam talked by phone on occasion of 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations
On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Cuba and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, this December 2nd, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, and General Secretary of the Communist Party and President of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong held a fraternal telephone conversation.
Joint collection of Vietnam-Cuba postage stamps issued
Ministry of Information and Communication of Vietnam, in coordination with the Cuban Embassy in Hanoi, launched a joint collection of Vietnam-Cuba postage stamps, on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between both nations.
The set includes two models of stamps, designed by the painter To Minh Trang of the Vietnam Post Corporation, and Roberto Menéndez Roiz of Correos de Cuba, and represent the Castle of Santo Domingo de Atarés (Cuba) and the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long (Vietnam).
Cuba and Vietnam celebrate 60 years of diplomatic relations in Hanoi
Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Pham Binh Minh, declared that Cuba is an important and reliable partner of the Indochinese nation, by intervening in an act to celebrate 60 years of bilateral diplomatic relations.
Chancellor stated that both countries have built a close friendship, comprehensive and deep cooperation relationship between the two Parties, Governments and Parliaments, as well as at all local and central levels, and between socio-political organizations and associations.
Vietnam Prime Minister receives Cuban ambassador
Prime Minister of Vietnam, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, received the Cuban ambassador, Lianys Torres Rivera, at the end of her mission in this country.
Xuan Phuc affirmed that the Vietnamese people have very much in mind the phrase of the historical leader of the Revolution Fidel Castro "For Vietnam, Cuba is willing to give even its own blood", and that Vietnam will always be at Cuba's side.
He also expressed his gratitude to the Cuban Government for sending medical experts to help Vietnam cope with the Covid-19 pandemic.