Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs Bruno Rodríguez Parilla (R) hands over the friendship medal to Vietnamese Ambassador to Cuba Nguyen Trung Thanh (Photo: VNA)Havana (VNA) - Vietnamese Ambassador to Cuba Nguyen Trung Thanhhas received the country’ friendship medal for his contributions to Vietnam - Cubarelations.
At the presentation ceremony, Cuba’s Deputy Minister of Foreign AffairsAnayansi Rodriguez Camejo emphasised the progress made in bilateral ties acrossall fields in recent years.
The highlights, she said, include the visit to Cuba by Party GeneralSecretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong in May 2018 and the visit to Vietnamby Cuban President Miguel Diaz Bermudez the following November.
She praised Vietnam’s engagement in Cuba’s strategic growth programmes,particularly those on ensuring national food security, as well as its consistentsupport for Cuba’s fight against the US embargo.
She lauded Thanh’s contribution to boosting relations over the lastthree years.
Thanh affirmed that the relations of special friendship between the two Parties,States, and peoples are an invaluable asset for subsequent generations.
He reiterated that Vietnam always stands side-by-side with Cuba andsupports its revolutionary cause.
The ambassador said room for bilateral cooperation remains extensive inagriculture, sport, tourism, health, communications, and education.
He spoke highly of Cuba’s achievements in COVID-19 prevention andcontrol, saying he believes success will also come to the country’s Party,State, and people in the way of national development they have selected./.
VNA
