Vietnamese and Cuban representatives at the signing ceremony of memorandum of understanding (MoU) for cooperation between Binh Duong province and Artemisa province. (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Chairman of theNational Assembly's Foreign Affairs Committee Vu Hai Ha received in Hanoi on August 28 received adelegation from Cuba-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians’ Group led by its VicePresident, Governor of Cuba’s Artemisa province Ricardo ConcepcionRodriguez.
Ha, who is alsoPresident of the Vietnam-Cuba Friendship Parliamentarians Group and theVietnam-Cuba Friendship Association, emphasised that the Vietnamese Party,State, and people always attach great importance to and wish to further tightenthe traditional relationship of solidarity, friendship, and traditional cooperation withthe Party, State and the people of Cuba.
Vietnam is willing to accompany Cuba in theprocess of national construction and defense and to share the country’sexperience so as to help Cuba overcome difficulties and challenges, he said.
Ha spoke highly of the increasinglyclose, effective, and practical cooperation relationship between Binh Duongprovince and Artemisa which contributes to consolidating and strengthening thetraditional friendship between Vietnam - Cuba.
He suggested the Friendship ParliamentaryGroups of the two National Assemblies strengthen exchanges andcooperation.
For his part, the Cuban official emphasised the delegation’s visit to Vietnam is anopportunity for them to learn more about the country and people of Vietnam, and of Vietnam's experiences in the national development,thereby contributing to further tightening the solidarity, friendship, andcooperation between the two countries, National Assemblies, and peoples.
He said that Cubaattaches special importance to promoting cooperation with Vietnam, especiallyin the context that Cuba is facing many difficulties due to the economicembargo and the COVID-19 pandemic.
The official wishes to have more opportunities forcooperation between localities of the two countries in general, and betweenthe provinces of Artemisa and Binh Duong in particular, especially in the fieldsthat the two sides are interested in and have advantages./.
