The visit demonstrates the importance and determination to strengthen relations.
On the afternoon of September 26 (local time), right after the solemn State-level welcoming ceremony at the Revolution Palace in Havana, General Secretary and President To Lam held high-level talks with First Secretary and President of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermudez.
General Secretary and President To Lam and First Secretary and President of Cuba Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez (Photo: VNA).
The First Secretary and President of Cuba emphasized that the first State visit to Cuba by General Secretary and President To Lam in his capacity as head of the Party and State of Vietnam is of special significance.
This demonstrates the high respect and revolutionary solidarity of the two Parties and two countries, contributing to promoting the depth of trust and creating substantive changes for bilateral relations in the coming time.
The First Secretary and President of Cuba believes that under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam, headed by General Secretary and President To Lam, Vietnam will continue to achieve greater achievements (Photo: VNA).
He affirmed that the Party, State and people of Cuba highly value the traditional, special and loyal friendship with Vietnam; and will continue to unite with Vietnam in the cause of building the country on the path of socialism.
General Secretary and President To Lam emphasized that this visit to Cuba once again affirms the importance and strong determination of the Party, State and People of Vietnam in strengthening and improving the effectiveness of the close, exemplary comradely and brotherly relationship in international relations, the special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the two Parties and two countries.
During the meeting, the two leaders congratulated and discussed the situation of the two Parties, States, and peoples, and affirmed that in any circumstance, the comradely and brotherly affection between the two countries will always be imbued with loyalty.
In which, General Secretary and President To Lam affirmed that Vietnam always pays attention to and follows every step of Cuba's development.
General Secretary and President To Lam thanked the First Secretary and President of Cuba, the leaders and people of Cuba for their deep sentiments, thoughtful and respectful reception, and comradely brotherly affection (Photo: VNA).
"The Party, State and people of Vietnam always stand united with the Party, State and people of Cuba, consider Cuba's success as their own success, and share the same concerns about the difficulties and challenges that Cuba must solve," said Mr. To Lam.
Vietnam will support Cuba in developing agriculture and ensuring food security.
With the determination to continue to strongly develop the traditional solidarity, special friendship and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Cuba to a new level of comprehensiveness, substance, effectiveness and sustainability, the two leaders agreed to enhance mutual understanding, exchange and coordination on political and strategic issues.
This includes promoting the effectiveness of visits and exchanges in flexible forms, especially at high levels, emphasizing that the relationship between the two parties is the political foundation that guides the strategy for bilateral relations in all fields.
The two sides agreed to strengthen cooperation and exchanges between the two Parties' advisory bodies and departments in exchanging and sharing experiences and theories in building socialism and Party building.
Overview of the meeting (Photo: VNA).
The two leaders agreed to coordinate well in organizing the 6th Theoretical Workshop between the two Parties and the 2nd International Scientific Workshop on the revolutionary vision of President Ho Chi Minh and Cuban Revolutionary Leader Fidel Castro and other cooperative activities in the coming time.
General Secretary and President To Lam and First Secretary and President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez emphasized improving the effectiveness of the Vietnam-Cuba Intergovernmental Commission mechanism and other mechanisms in the fields of defense, security and foreign affairs.
General Secretary and President To Lam and First Secretary and President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez agreed to promote and deepen economic cooperation, jointly study new cooperation methods, remove difficulties, and promote the Trade Agreement between the two countries to increase trade turnover to 500 million USD in the next 5 years.
The two leaders affirmed that they will create necessary conditions for sustainable business operations of Vietnamese enterprises in Cuba, in accordance with Cuba's policy of attracting investment to develop the economy.
The two leaders supported relevant agencies of both sides to strengthen coordination in researching agricultural production cooperation models to support Cuba in increasing local output and production capacity, developing the agricultural sector, and ensuring food security.
At the same time, the two sides agreed to promote and expand cooperation in the fields of energy, biotechnology, healthcare, tourism, telecommunications, and construction; and promote cooperation between localities and people of the two countries.
First Secretary and President of Cuba accepts invitation to visit Vietnam in 2025
On international issues, General Secretary and President To Lam and First Secretary and President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez agreed to continue to actively support and assist each other at international organizations and forums.
The two leaders shared the importance of maintaining peace, stability and development; agreed that international disputes must be resolved by peaceful means, on the basis of respect for international law and the United Nations Charter.
The two men also agreed that relations between countries must be built on the basis of respect for independence, sovereignty, equality, self-determination of peoples and the fundamental principles of international law, including respect for each other's territorial integrity and non-interference in each other's internal affairs.
General Secretary and President To Lam respectfully invited First Secretary and President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez to visit Vietnam in 2025 on the occasion of the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries (December 2, 1960 - December 2, 2025) and Vietnam's 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification. First Secretary and President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez sincerely thanked and happily accepted the invitation.
At the meeting, General Secretary and President To Lam informed First Secretary and President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez about the Party, State and people of Vietnam presenting 10,000 tons of rice to the Cuban people.
The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam presented 500 computers to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor presented the Cuban Workers' Center, and several Vietnamese localities also presented the Cuban people with a number of gifts.
Immediately after the talks, the two Vietnamese leaders witnessed the signing of seven cooperation documents between ministries, sectors and localities of the two countries, including:
Coordination Plan between the Central Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of Vietnam and the Central Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of Cuba;
Cooperation agreement between the Central Economic Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam and the Central Economic and Production Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba;
Cooperation Agreement between Communist Review and Socialist Cuba Review;
Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation between the State Bank of Vietnam and the Central Bank of Cuba;
Agreement on establishing friendship and cooperation relations between Vinh Phuc province, Socialist Republic of Vietnam and Mayabeque province, Republic of Cuba; Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation between the People's Committee of Quang Tri province and the Cuban Ministry of Health;
Cooperation document between the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam and the Ministry of Agriculture of Cuba.
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