* Cuban hero Rodriguez’s paintings and poems displayed in Hanoi * Grand meeting in Cuba marks Fidel’s historic trip to Vietnam While visiting Vietnam earlier this year, Cuban Hero and President of the Cuban Institute for Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP), Fernando Gonzalez, affirmed that the Vietnam-Cuba relationship is a historic one that has been built based on the two sides’ efforts to overcome difficulties. Wishing to see the fierceness of the battlefield and the brave and indomitable fighting spirit of the Vietnamese people with his own eyes, President Fidel Castro, who served as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba and the Commander-in-chief of the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces at that time, paid a visit to the Quang Tri fire frontline. After his historic visit in September 1973, the Cuban leader took two more trips to Vietnam in 1995 and 2003. With the noble ideal of fighting imperialism for peace, national independence, democracy and progress … [Read more...] about An eternal symbol of Vietnam-Cuba faithful solidarity
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Association contributes to fostering Vietnam-Cuba relations
Dong Thap (VNA) – The Vietnam-Cuba Friendship Association in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap has significantly contributed to tightening the friendship and comprehensive cooperation between the Vietnamese and Cuban people, said a provincial official. Speaking at the association’s third congress in Cao Lanh city on August 27, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Doan Tan Buu urged the association to carry out more result-oriented activities to help enhance Vietnam-Cuba relations. Indira Lopez Arguelles, Cuban Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City, said the solidarity and friendship between Vietnam and Cuba, which were cultivated by Presidents Ho Chi Minh and Fidel Castro, have become invaluable cultural and spiritual values of the two countries. Vietnam is one of the countries Cuba is approaching while seeking new economic models, she said, noting that Cuba is ready to continue its assistance to Vietnam in education and healthcare. The … [Read more...] about Association contributes to fostering Vietnam-Cuba relations
Vietnam, Cuba foster time-honoured friendship
Also on the occasion, the HUFO launched a painting contest on the late Cuban revolutionary leader, Fidel Castro Ruz, for students in Ho Chi Minh City, on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of his historic visit to a newly liberated area in Quang Tri and the 55th anniversary of the Cuban Committee of Solidarity with South Vietnam. Speaking at the event, President of the Ho Chi Minh City’s Vietnam – Cuba Friendship Association, Truong Thi Hien, described the 1953 attack as a landmark that mirrored the undaunted spirit of the Cuban people under the leadership of President Fidel Castro, and provided a premise for Cuba’s cause of liberation, unification and construction. She also emphasised that the special relations and cooperation between the two nations have been constantly developed in various fields and added that the painting contest will provide a good opportunity for the younger generation in Ho Chi Minh to learn more about the Cuban leader, contributing to … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Cuba foster time-honoured friendship
Vietnam, Cuba tighten sci tech ties
(VEN) - A delegation of the Vietnamese Ministry of Science and Technology visited Cuba last month and met with officials of the Cuban Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment. The two sides affirmed the need to further strengthen and expand bilateral science and technology (sci-tech) cooperation. During his official visit to Cuba in late March, Vietnamese Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (standing, left) and President Raul Castro Ruz, the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee, attended the signing ceremony of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on strengthening sci-tech cooperation between their countries A Vietnamese Ministry of Science and Technology representative noted that the two countries signed a government-level framework agreement on sci-tech cooperation in 1997. At the 35th session of the Vietnam-Cuba Inter-government Committee held in October 2017 in Hanoi, the two sides affirmed the importance of cooperation in … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Cuba tighten sci tech ties
Vietnam-Cuba friendship exchange opens in Hanoi
Illustrative image (Source: Internet) Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) and the Central Committee of the Vietnam – Cuba Friendship Association (VCFA) co-organised the Vietnam – Cuba friendship exchange in Hanoi on April 10. Attending the event were VUFO Vice President and General Secretary Don Tuan Phong, Permanent Vice Chairman of the VCFA Central Committee Nguyen Duy Cuong, President of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with Peoples (ICAP) Fernando Gonzalez Llort, Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Lianys Torres Rivera, and Cuban hero Antonio Gurrero Rodrigue. Gonzalez Llort and Gurrero Rodrigue were two out of five undercover agents who were detained by the US. The Cuban government then launched a global campaign calling for their freedom. After serving reduced sentences, they were awarded with hero title upon returning home. Speaking at the event, Permanent Vice Chairman of the VCFA Central Committee Nguyen Duy Cuong said 2018 … [Read more...] about Vietnam-Cuba friendship exchange opens in Hanoi