Radio Cadena Agramonte emisiora de Camagüey
Havana, Feb 19. - Luong Cuong, President of Vietnam, today received the Cuban delegation headed by Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Minister of Foreign Affairs, who is on a two-day official visit to the Southeast Asian country.
The Cuban Foreign Minister thanked Cuong in X for the welcome and the exchange, which he described as productive.
"We highlighted the progress achieved in various areas of bilateral interest," Rodríguez Parrilla commented on the meeting.
Agradecí al Presidente de #Vietnam, compañero Luong Cuong, por recibirme y poder sostener reunión productiva.
— Bruno Rodríguez P (@BrunoRguezP) February 19, 2025
Trasladé saludo afectuoso del Presidente de #Cuba @DiazCanelB y la invitación para visitarnos.
Destacamos avances alcanzados en diversas áreas de interés bilateral. pic.twitter.com/MtZMEhiiLm
He also said that he conveyed to the Vietnamese president the warm greetings of his Cuban counterpart, Miguel Díaz-Canel, and the invitation to visit the largest of the Antilles.
On this day, the Cuban representation also paid tribute to the hero of Vietnamese independence, President Ho Chi Minh, at the mausoleum where his mortal remains rest, in Hanoi, the capital.
Rodríguez Parrilla placed a floral offering to the leader of Vietnamese independence, a great friend of Cuba.
"Ho Chi Minh assured that his people would triumph and a Vietnam a thousand times more beautiful would be built. Today we are witnesses of that omen coming true," wrote about it the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
As part of the work program, a meeting was held with Bui Thanh Son, Vice Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Vietnam.
According to Rodríguez Parrilla, the results of the permanent exchange of visits at the highest level were highlighted, as well as the brotherhood, solidarity and mutual trust forged in more than six decades of bilateral relations.
On Tuesday, Rodríguez Parrilla held a meeting with the Prime Minister of Vietnam, Pham Minh Chinh, starting the agenda of the Cuban representation in Vietnam.
According to the schedule, today Wednesday the general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (PCV), To Lam, will also receive the delegation of the Caribbean nation, and a meeting will be held with members of the Cuban diplomatic mission.
Vietnam is the third stop on a tour of Asian countries that began on February 12 in Malaysia, within the scope of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Rodríguez Parrilla, accompanied by the head of the Minister's secretariat, Nelson Tamayo Caro; and the director of Asia and Oceania of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ariel Lorenzo Rodríguez, then visited Singapore, and after concluding their stay in Hanoi will depart for Laos. (Text and Photo: ACN)
