Comrade Le Minh Khai, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Deputy Prime Minister, received Vice President of the Cuban National Assembly Ana Mary Machado. Photo: VGP
Welcoming Vice President Ana Mary Machado on behalf of the Cuban National Assembly to attend the 9th Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians in Vietnam, actively contributing to the results of the Conference, Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai said that the Vice President's visit demonstrates Cuba's support for Vietnam, contributing to consolidating and strengthening the special traditional friendship between the two countries.
On behalf of the Vietnamese Government, Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai congratulated Cuba on successfully hosting the G77 and China Summit with the participation of more than 100 international delegations. Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai said that Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha attended the Summit on behalf of Vietnam and is currently participating in many exciting multilateral and bilateral activities in Cuba. He thanked Cuba for giving Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha's delegation an effective program of activities and a warm and thoughtful welcome.
Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai expressed his delight at the strong development of the solidarity and trust between Vietnam and Cuba in recent times, which has become increasingly substantive and effective. Photo: VGP
Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai said: The visit of the Vice President of the Cuban National Assembly this time is even more important because it coincides with the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the Cuban Committee for Solidarity with South Vietnam (September 1963) and the 50th anniversary of the first visit of Leader Fidel Castro Ruz to Vietnam and to the Liberation Zone of South Vietnam (September 1973).
Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai expressed his delight at the fact that the solidarity and trust between Vietnam and Cuba has continued to develop strongly, becoming more and more substantial and effective. Dialogue and cooperation mechanisms have been maintained, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic. Relations on all three channels of Party diplomacy, State diplomacy and people-to-people diplomacy have been deepened.
In addition, economic - trade - investment relations between the two countries have also gradually received attention. Despite many difficulties and challenges, bilateral turnover in 2022 reached 182 million USD, this is a great effort... On the other hand, Vietnamese enterprises have also gradually expanded investment activities in Cuba, especially in areas where Cuba has strengths such as: Agriculture and food security, defense - security, culture, education, science - technology...
In the spirit of being both comrades and brothers, Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai hopes that Vietnam and Cuba will continue to promote cooperation, bringing the relationship between the two countries to increasingly develop in depth, practically and effectively.
Vice President of the National Assembly Ana Mary Machado affirmed that, in its role, the Cuban National Assembly will make every effort to contribute to promoting bilateral relations for the benefit of the people of the two brotherly countries. Photo: VGP
Vice President of the Cuban National Assembly Ana Mary Machado thanked Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai for taking the time to receive the delegation. Appreciating the achievements Vietnam has made in recent times, as well as the results of cooperation between the two countries in various fields, Vice President of the National Assembly Ana Mary Machado informed about the socio-economic situation of Cuba, and affirmed that Cuba will continue to strengthen and tighten relations with Vietnam in various fields; creating conditions for Vietnamese enterprises to cooperate, invest, produce and do business.
Sharing about the areas in which Cuba has strengths, Vice President of the Cuban National Assembly Ana Mary Machado said that in the relationship between the two countries, Cuba can contribute personnel with experts with a lot of experience not only in the medical field but also in other fields, etc. She affirmed that, with its role, the Cuban National Assembly will make every effort to contribute to promoting the relationship between the two countries for the benefit of the people of the two brotherly countries.
Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai, Vice President of the Cuban National Assembly Ana Mary Machado and delegates. Photo: VGP
Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai expressed his agreement with the assessment of Vice President of the Cuban National Assembly Ana Mary Machado on the bilateral relations in recent times, as well as the direction of cooperation in the coming time. At the same time, the Deputy Prime Minister discussed with the Vice President of the Cuban National Assembly some proposals of the Vietnamese Government and hoped to receive support from the leaders of the Cuban Party, Government and National Assembly to strengthen economic, trade and investment cooperation, commensurate with the potential and good political relations between the two countries.
Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai affirmed that within the framework of common cooperation and within its capabilities, the Vietnamese Government will make every effort to continuously foster and promote the traditional relationship between the two countries, especially cooperation in areas where both sides have strengths, for the legitimate interests of the Vietnamese and Cuban people.
In that spirit, Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai suggested that Cuba continue to have measures to support Vietnamese enterprises to expand investment, production and business, as well as have appropriate payment mechanisms, including projects implemented in the agricultural sector (rice cultivation, hybrid corn, aquaculture, etc.)./.
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