Hanoi (VNA) – Politburo member and permanent member of the Communist Party ofVietnam (CPV) Central Committee’s Secretariat Truong Thi Mai has reaffirmed the VietnameseParty and State’s consistent policy of supporting solidarity with the just revolutionarycause and heroic struggle of the Communist Party and people of Cuba.
During a reception in Hanoi on June 9 for member of theCommunist Party of Cuba (PCC) Central Committee and First Secretary ofthe Havana Party Committee Luis Antonio Torres Iríbar, Mai expressed readiness to share experience andprovide practical support for Cuban people within her ability.
She suggested the Party Committees of Hanoi and Havana workclosely together and direct agencies concerned to turn plans into specificactions for the successful implementation of the recently-signed cooperation agreementfor the 2023-2028 period, especially in areas of their strength such asagriculture, urban construction and planning, health care, tourism, industrialpark management, foreign investment attraction and digitaltransformation.
Torres Iríbar, informed the host about socio-economic development and keyagenda of the Havana Party Committee to realise the Resolutions of the eighth PCCNational Congress.
Heexpressed his firm belief that under the leadership of General Secretary NguyenPhu Trong, the CPV and Vietnamese people will continue reaping greaterachievements, leading the nation towards stronger and sustainable development.
The Cuban official thanked leaders of the Vietnamese Partyand State for always creating favourable conditions for the development of relationshipbetween the two capital cities, and providing support for the Cuban Party, Stateand people in general and Havana’s people in particular in improving socialwelfare, defending the revolutionary achievements, and steadfastly pursuing thegoal of building socialism in Cuba.
The guest also briefed Mai about the two municipal PartyCommittees’ consensus on major orientations to improving the efficiency of cooperationin important areas between the two cities, saying that both sides agreed toshare experience and offer practical support to each other and believed thattheir 2023-2028 cooperation agreement will yield substantial and positiveresults./.
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