VOV.VN - President of the National Assembly of People’s Power Esteban Lazo Hernandez arrived in Hanoi on September 30, beginning his six-day official visit to Vietnam where he is also to co-chair the second session of the Vietnam–Cuba Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Committee.

VOV.VN - Esteban Lazo Hernandez, President of the National Assembly of People’s Power, is scheduled to begin a six-day official visit to Vietnam on September 30 at the invitation of National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man.

A friendly football match at Thong Nhat Stadium saw Ho Chi Minh City’s officials and civil servants take on a squad of local artists, all to toast 50 years of the city’s vibrant arts and literature scene while raising funds for Cuba.

VOV.VN -President of the National Assembly of People's Power and President of the Council of State of Cuba Esteban Lazo Hernández will pay an official visit to Vietnam and co-chair the second session of the Vietnam-Cuba Inter Parliamentary Cooperation Committee from September 30 to October 5.

Donation campaigns in support of the Cuban people were launched on September 15 by the High Command of Coast Guard Region 4 and the Border Guard Command of Can Tho city.

The Vietnam - Cuba friendship exchange, co-hosted by the Vietnamese and Cuban embassies in Venezuela, once again highlighted the enduring solidarity that has bound the two nations through decades of shared struggle and global outreach.

Fifty-two years ago, in September 1973, when Vietnam’s Quang Tri province was still scarred by the ravages of war, Fidel Castro Ruz, the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, became the first and only foreign head of state to visit the liberated zone in South Vietnam at that time.

A mural celebrating the enduring friendship between Vietnam and Cuba was inaugurated at the Cuban Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City on September 6.

The fundraising programme “65 Years of Vietnam–Cuba Solidarity” has garnered more than VND400 billion (over US$15.1 million) with nearly 2 million donations as of the morning of September 5, less than a month since its launch.

The state visit to Vietnam by First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee and President of Cuba Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez achieved substantive results and marked a significant milestone in strongly advancing the special bilateral friendship and comprehensive cooperation.