PM Chinh welcomed President Jorge Leganoa Alonso and the Prensa Latina delegation on their visit to Vietnam, which coincides with the 65th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. He on this occasion conveyed greetings to Cuban leaders, including President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz, and National Assembly President Esteban Lazo Hernández.

The Prime Minister emphasised that Vietnam has always valued Cuba’s support in the past struggle for national independence, as well as in the present cause of national construction and defence.

Over the past 65 years, he noted, Vietnam–Cuba relations have developed on three main pillars, with political–diplomatic ties serving as the foundation, economic–trade–investment cooperation as the driving force, and people-to-people exchanges as the binding glue.

Vietnam is currently Cuba’s second-largest trading partner and the largest investor in the Asia-Pacific region. Cooperation projects in food production, rice, corn, and seafood have helped the Cuban people overcome difficulties. The Vietnamese people have also donated over VND650 billion to support Cuba, ten times the initial target, while Cuba timely supplied vaccines to Vietnam during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Building on this strong foundation, the collaboration between Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and Prensa Latina has always been close, sincere, and effective. Prensa Latina has supported VNA in training multiple generations of Spanish-speaking journalists and editors, sending experts to work in Vietnam, and actively reporting on Vietnam–Cuba relations. Conversely, VNA has assisted Prensa Latina with technical equipment, infrastructure, and working conditions in Hanoi.

Prime Minister Chinh requested that the two agencies continue close cooperation, explore new methods to enhance capacity, update media technology, and provide accurate, timely information. Both sides should actively promote the special Vietnam–Cuba relationship, jointly counter misinformation, and safeguard the ideological foundation.

For his part, Prensa Latina President Alonso extended sympathy for the recent storm and flood damage in Vietnam. He emphasised pride in the strong bilateral ties, including the collaboration between the two news agencies, and pledged to work closely with VNA to implement cooperation projects more effectively.

Vietnam, international community call for end to embargo against Cuba

VOV.VN - The UN General Assembly’s 80th session discussed and adopted the annual resolution entitled “Necessity of ending the economic, commercial, and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba.” on October 28-29, at the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York.