Vietnam donates 10,000 tons of rice to the Cuban people

Vietnam always pays attention to and follows every step of Cuba's development.

First Secretary and President of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez emphasized that the first state visit to Cuba by General Secretary and President To Lam as head of the Party and State of Vietnam is of special significance, demonstrating the high regard 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.

General Secretary, President To Lam and First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba, President of Cuba Miguel Diaz Canel Bermudez

The First Secretary and President of Cuba 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 respectfully thanked the First Secretary and President of Cuba, the leaders and people of Cuba for their deep sentiments, thoughtful and respectful reception, and the camaraderie of comrades, deeply demonstrating the loyal and special relationship between the two Parties and two countries, as President Ho Chi Minh once said: "Vietnam and Cuba are thousands of miles apart, but the hearts of the two peoples are as close as brothers in one family."

The General Secretary and President expressed his emotion and gratitude for the sharing and assistance of the Party, State and people of Cuba to the Vietnamese people in overcoming the severe consequences of the recent storm No. 3.

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.

First Secretary and President of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez sincerely thanked the Party, State and people of Vietnam for their valuable support and assistance to the Party, State and people of Cuba in the cause of national construction and defense, including support in the field of food security.

Overview of the meeting

General Secretary and President To Lam affirmed that Vietnam always pays attention to and follows every step of Cuba's development; appreciates the great and regular efforts of the Communist Party of Cuba in implementing the Resolution of the 8th Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba, and highly appreciates the policies and measures that Cuba has implemented, including ideological work, fighting for peace, updating the socio-economic development model and overcoming difficulties and challenges.

General Secretary and President To Lam affirmed that 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 concerns about the difficulties and challenges that Cuba must solve.

General Secretary and President To Lam affirmed the consistent stance of the Party, State and people of Vietnam in solidarity and support for the just struggle of the Cuban people, demanding the lifting of the blockade and embargo against Cuba and the removal of Cuba from the unilateral list of countries sponsoring terrorism.

Increase trade turnover to 500 million USD in the next 5 years

General Secretary and President To Lam and First Secretary and President of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez discussed the relations between the two Parties and countries in recent times; expressing satisfaction with the good development of the relations between the two countries at all levels and in all fields.

General Secretary and President To Lam speaks at the meeting with First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of Cuba Miguel Diaz Canel Bermudez.

The two leaders emphasized the similarities between Vietnam and Cuba in history, spirit, the path to socialism, and the strong relationship that was built and forged over time by President Ho Chi Minh and Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro.

The two leaders are determined 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, in the spirit of mutual support, cooperation and development, for the cause of development and construction of socialism, for the benefit of the people of the two countries, for peace, cooperation and development in each region and the world.

In that spirit, the two leaders agreed to enhance mutual understanding, exchange and coordination on political and strategic issues, including 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.

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, promote the Trade Agreement between the two countries to increase trade turnover to 500 million USD in the next 5 years; create necessary conditions for sustainable business activities of Vietnamese enterprises in Cuba, in line with Cuba's policy of attracting investment for economic development.

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.

The two leaders also 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.

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.

First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba, President of Cuba Miguel Diaz Canel Bermudez speaks at the meeting with General Secretary and President To Lam

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.

It is agreed that relations between nations 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 and First Secretary and President of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez agreed to jointly direct agencies, organizations and localities of the two countries to thoroughly grasp and effectively implement the common perception and results of the visit, and soon achieve concrete results.

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 presenting 500 computers to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba; the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor presenting the Cuban Workers' Center; and some Vietnamese localities also presenting some gifts to the Cuban people.

General Secretary and President To Lam and First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of Cuba Miguel Diaz Canel Bermudez witnessed the signing ceremony of a cooperation document between the Communist Magazine and the Socialist Cuba Magazine.

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 Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee; Cooperation Agreement between the Economic Commission of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and the Economic and Production Commission of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee.

Cooperation agreement between the Communist Magazine and the Socialist Cuba Magazine; Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation between the State Bank of Vietnam and the Central Bank of Cuba; Agreement on establishing friendship and cooperation between Vinh Phuc province and Mayabeque province; 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 Cuban Ministry of Agriculture.

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