Hanoi, Havana share experiences in city development
Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Council Nguyen Ngoc Tuan led a delegation to visit Cuba from April 22-25 to exchange experiences in city development, particularly in social welfare affairs.
Hanoi (VNA) – Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Council Nguyen NgocTuan led a delegation to visit Cuba from April 22-25 to exchange experiences incity development, particularly in social welfare affairs.
During the talks with his Havana counterpart Tatiana Viera, Tuan introducedHanoi’s development in recent years, the capital’s challenges and measuresapplied to develop the city.
Congratulating Cuba on its recent successful general election, Tuan expressedhis belief that the traditional relations between the two countries in generaland the two cities in particular will further thrive with the expansion of newcooperative projects.
Meanwhile, Tatiana Viera updated the Vietnamese guest on Havana’s achievementin the social welfare affairs, especially in the fields of education andhealth, wishing that both localities will have more cooperative projects in thefields of their strengths like health and tourism.
During their stay in Cuba, the Vietnamese delegation paid tribute to Cuban heroJose Marti and late Cuban leader Fidel Castro. They also laid a wreath atPresident Ho Chi Minh’s statue and visited some cultural and economic establishmentsin Havana.-VNA
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