Opening of the bus tour to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Cuban leader Fidel Castro's visit to Vietnam

SGGPO 09/30/2023 16:22

On the morning of September 30, in Ho Chi Minh City, the Consulate General of the Republic of Cuba in Ho Chi Minh City held the inauguration of a bus commemorating the 50th anniversary of leader Fidel Castro's visit to the Southern Vietnam Liberation Zone in Quang Tri province.

At the ceremony, recalling the visit of leader Fidel Castro to the Southern Vietnam Liberation Zone in Quang Tri 50 years ago, Ms. Ariadne Feo Labrada, Consul General of Cuba in Ho Chi Minh City, emphasized that leader Fidel Castro was the first and only head of state in the world to visit the Southern Vietnam Liberation Zone. His presence became a symbol for the liberation forces when the war had not yet ended.

According to Ms. Ariadne Feo Labrada, the visit of leader Fidel Castro has shown the world that Vietnam is not alone and affirmed the unconditional support of the Cuban people. Relations between Cuba and Ho Chi Minh City are being developed in many fields, enriching political relations, solidarity and cooperation in many fields.

Bà Ariadne Feo Labrada, Tổng Lãnh sự Cuba tại TPHCM phát biểu tại buổi lễ. Ảnh: VIỆT DŨNG ảnh 1

Ms. Ariadne Feo Labrada, Consul General of Cuba in Ho Chi Minh City, spoke at the ceremony. Photo: VIET DUNG

Tổng Lãnh sự Cuba tại TPHCM tặng quà cho đồng chí Phan Nguyễn Như Khuê, Trưởng Ban Tuyên giáo Thành ủy TPHCM. Ảnh: VIỆT DŨNG ảnh 2

The Cuban Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City presented a gift to Mr. Phan Nguyen Nhu Khue, Head of the Propaganda Department of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee. Photo: VIET DUNG

Expressing his honor to be present at the program commemorating leader Fidel Castro's visit to the Southern Vietnam Liberation Zone, Mr. Rene Antonio Mesa Villafana, Minister of Construction of Cuba, said that the relationship between Cuba and Vietnam is increasingly expanding in many areas of cooperation despite the distance, economic difficulties and even during the period of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Ông Rene Antonio Mesa Villafana, Bộ trưởng Bộ Xây dựng Cuba phát biểu tại buổi lễ. Ảnh: VIỆT DŨNG ảnh 3

Mr. Rene Antonio Mesa Villafana, Minister of Construction of Cuba, spoke at the ceremony. Photo: VIET DUNG

Vietnam is Cuba's second largest trading partner and the largest foreign investor in the Asia-Pacific region. High-level bilateral visits have helped maintain regular exchanges between representatives of various political and public organizations, allowing for continued dialogue between the two countries.

After the opening ceremony, the Cuban Minister of Construction, along with Mr. Phan Nguyen Nhu Khue, member of the Standing Committee of the City Party Committee, Head of the Propaganda Department of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee; the Consul General, representatives of consular delegations of countries in Ho Chi Minh City, representatives of a number of agencies, units, and socio-political organizations of Ho Chi Minh City visited Ho Chi Minh City on a double-decker bus with a picture of leader Fidel Castro in Quang Tri province in September 1973.