Vietnam and Cuba ramp up co-operation in youth work

Highlighting the importance of information, ideology, and cultural fronts, Fuentes suggested the two countries’ youth unions seek to strengthen collaboration in this field.

With 2023 marking 50 years since Cuban leader Fidel Castro first visited Vietnam, he expressed his hope that the two peoples, particularly future generations, will carry out a range of practical activities in celebration of this anniversary.

In response, Luong said that the Vietnamese Party and State continue to pay special attention to young people, placing them at the heart of the revolutionary cause.

This attention given by Party and State leaders is an important motivation for the two countries' youth unions as they seek to promote and inherit the special traditional relationship that many generations have strived to nurture, he added.

During talks with Aylin Álvarez Garcia, first secretary of the National Committee of the Union of Young Communists of Cuba, Luong proposed that the two sides review the results of the implementation of their co-operation agreement in the 2018 to 2022 period. Indeed, they should soon sign a new one to further expand co-operation in the fields of high technology, tourism, biotechnology, and health.

He also expressed hope that the two youth unions will continue supporting each other at future international forums.

Agreeing with the Vietnamese official’s proposals, Garcia stressed the importance of enhancing youth work between the two sides.

As part of the occasion, the Vietnamese delegation presented a total of 10 laptops, five tablets, five smartphones, and 200 USB drives for the Cuban side, as well as donating EUR5,000, equal to US$4,880, to support people recently impacted by Hurricane Ian.