Mexican media: Vietnam-Cuba relations are a model of international solidarity

The Regeneración newspaper commented that the Vietnam-Cuba relationship is a consistent, pure and sharing relationship between the two brotherly countries, despite the geographical distance as well as all the changes of the times.

What Vietnam and Cuba have given each other over the past half century has gone beyond the usual framework of a bilateral relationship, because it is a consistent, pure and sharing relationship between the two brotherly countries, despite the geographical distance as well as all the changes of the times. The above is the assessment of Regeneración - the political media channel of the ruling National Reconstruction Movement (Morena) Party in Mexico on the occasion of the State visit to Cuba by General Secretary and President To Lam from September 25-27, at the invitation of First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, President of the Republic of Cuba Miguel Diaz Canel Bermudez and his wife.

The Cuban delegation visited Hien Luong Bridge in the Hien Luong - Ben Hai River National Special Relic Site (Vinh Linh District). (Photo: Thanh Tung/VNA)

According to the VNA correspondent in Mexico, the opening article of the Regeneración newspaper on September 24 clearly stated that this was Mr. To Lam's first visit to Cuba as General Secretary and President, and Cuba was one of the first countries that General Secretary and President To Lam visited, right before the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations (1960-2025).

Therefore, author Pedro Gellert affirmed that the visit continues to be a clear demonstration of the highest level of political trust, of the determination of the governments and people of the two countries in constantly consolidating the special friendship that President Ho Chi Minh and Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro have worked hard to cultivate, a relationship that has later become a model and symbol of the times. Reviewing the history of the special Vietnam-Cuba relationship, veteran journalist Pedro Gellert, who is also a media advisor to the ruling Morena Party in Mexico, said that during the years when the Vietnamese people waged the national liberation resistance war in the 1960s and 1970s, Cuba was always a symbol and a leader in the world people's movement to unite in support of Vietnam's just struggle, providing Vietnam with valuable and effective support and assistance.

Mártires de Tarará (Martyrs of Tarará) Primary School and Ben Tre village (2022). (Photo: Mai Phuong/VNA)

With the slogan “All for Vietnam,” the solidarity movement with Vietnam has spread throughout Cuba. Nowhere in the world are there thousands of factories, schools, and neighborhoods named after Vietnamese heroes and places like in Cuba. Meanwhile, many roads, factories, and important essential works in all parts of Vietnam still bear the marks of the labor and creativity of Cuban friends, who did everything they could to help Vietnam win and recover after the war. In particular, the saying “For Vietnam, Cuba is willing to give its blood!” that Fidel emphasized at a rally at Jose Marti Revolution Square in Havana in 1966 and the image of Fidel as the first and only foreign leader to visit the liberated area of ​​Quang Tri in 1973 became a great source of encouragement for the Vietnamese revolution and an immortal symbol of the noble solidarity between Vietnam and Cuba. Meanwhile, in response to the sincere feelings of comrades and brothers, Vietnam always has special friendship, solidarity and sincere cooperation, considering supporting Cuba a natural duty, stemming from conscience and pure international sentiment, the tradition of friendship and humanity of the Vietnamese people. Right from the first years after the 1986 Doi Moi period, the Vietnamese people unanimously endured deprivation, sacrificed interests to support, and partly helped Cuba overcome the difficult times of the "special period" in the early 1990s. Many non-refundable aid and cooperation projects were implemented, such as helping Cuba produce rice, gradually ensuring food security.

The handover ceremony of gifts from the Vietnamese National Assembly to the Cuban National Assembly in July 2022. (Photo: Minh Duc/VNA)

Vietnam also wholeheartedly shares with Cuba its experience in socio-economic development and international integration, and supports Cuba through regular food aid including essential items such as rice, coffee and other agricultural products to help Cuba overcome economic difficulties caused by the trade embargo. In addition, Vietnam also shares its experience in agricultural development, especially rice production and sustainable agricultural techniques, by sending hundreds of experts to this Caribbean island nation. In addition, Vietnam has consistently and strongly expressed its solidarity and support for Cuba at most regional and international forums, especially in demanding the lifting of the unreasonable embargo imposed on this small island nation for decades. Meanwhile, at the regional level, the special Vietnam-Cuba relationship also serves as a reference to help Vietnam and Latin American countries get closer together. After establishing diplomatic relations with Cuba in 1960, Vietnam established diplomatic relations with Chile in 1971 and Argentina in 1973. In the first 5 years after the country's reunification (1975-1980), Vietnam established diplomatic relations with 10 Latin American countries. This was also the period when Vietnam stood side by side with its Latin American brothers in the struggle for independence, democracy and social progress. During this period, Latin American countries not only strongly supported Vietnam's entry into the United Nations in 1977, but also assisted Vietnam in overcoming the consequences of war, expanding foreign relations and opposing blockades and embargoes. Since Vietnam launched the Doi Moi process in 1986, relations between Vietnam and Latin American countries have entered a new, stronger and more comprehensive stage of development. Over the past two decades, Vietnam-Latin America trade turnover has increased 67 times, from 300 million USD in 2000 to 20 billion USD in 2022.

Vietnam has implemented a series of investment projects in this region of 650 million people, including strategic sectors such as energy, oil and gas exploitation and telecommunications.

According to VNA/ Vov.vn

Source: https://vov.vn/chinh-tri/truyen-thong-mexico-quan-he-viet-nam-cua-la-hinh-mau-cua-tinh-doan-ket-quoc-te-post1123580.vov