At the reception (Source: VNA)Havana (VNA) – Chairman of Cuban NationalAssembly (NA) Esteban Lazo Hernandez held a reception on February 15 for Vietnam’sNA Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong who is in Havana for an official workingvisit.
During the meeting, Lazo underlined the special friendshipbetween the two nations and between the two NAs, as reflected by the recentvisits of President Tran Dai Quang and NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan to Cuba.
He briefed the guest on the structure and operation of theCuban legislature, as well as the key tasks of the legislative body after theseventh National Party’s Congress in April 2016.
The host expressed his hope to share with Vietnam theexperience in economic development, particularly in education, agriculture andtelecommunication.
For her part, Phong extended the deep condolences of Vietnam’sParty, State and people to Cuba over the death of Fidel Castro, who shedescribed as a great friend of Vietnam and a symbol of the world movement fornational independence, peace, justice, cooperation and development .
She also congratulated the host on the socio-economicachievements that the Cuban people have gained, particularly in externalrelations, saying that they have contributed to raising the status of Cuba onthe international arena, laying the foundation for the country’s development.
Phong expressed her belief that Cuban people will continuereaping more and bigger achievements in the nation’s building and protectionunder the sound leadership of the Cuban Communist Party.
Phong also briefed the guests the significant political,socio-economic and diplomatic achievements Vietnam has made last year, and suggestedthe fields in which the two NAs can share their experience to raise theirperformance.
The NA Vice Chairwoman conveyed to the Cuban NA leader aninvitation to visit Vietnam from Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong andNA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.-VNA
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