Vietnam, Cuba strengthen military, national defence cooperation
A delegation of the National Defence Ministry led by its Deputy Minister Senior Lieutenant General Vo Minh Luong has been paying a working visit to Cuba from November 18-25.
Senior Lieutenant General Álvaro López Miera, Minister of the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces welcomes the delegation of Vietnam's National Defence Ministry. (Photo: qdnd.vn)
Havana (VNA) – A delegationof the National Defence Ministry led 🅠by its Deputy Minister SeniorLieutenant General Vo Minh Luong has been paying a working visit to Cuba fromNovember 18-25.
The visit is made at the invitation ofthe Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces, aiming to promote the two sides’cooperation in building laws on military and national defence – a new area that they have potential and demand for. At the talks with the Vietnamesedelegation, Senior Lieutenant General Álvaro López Miera, Minister of the CubanRevolutionary Armed Forces, welcomed the delegation and emphasised that theirvisit helps strengthen traditional friendship relations between the twocountries and two armies. The two sides agreed thatsince the official visit to Vietnam by Miera in June, agencies and units of the two sides haveactively coordinated to realise the cooperation contents agreed upon by the twoministers, particularly the cooperation in military and national defence legalsystem. Luongaffirmed that Vietnam always treasures its relations with Cuba, in whichtheir defence cooperation enjoys much attention. The Vietnamese official also proposed the Cubanministry support Vietnam in training relating to the military and nationaldefence legal system. The two sides affirmed that in thecoming time, they will promote cooperation through delegation exchanges,training, and experience sharing in building legal systems, as well as provideeach other with information and documents that both parties need. Within the framework of the visit, the Vietnamese delegation laid wreaths at the monuments of Cuban nationalhero José Martí and President Ho Chi Minh; visited the National Defense Collegeof Cuba, the Cuban Western Army, the Vietnamese Embassy and the Vietnam DefenseAttache Office in Cuba; and met overseas Vietnamese military students. Representatives from the Legal AffairsDepartment under the Ministry of National Defence worked with their Cubancounterparts./.
Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), has joined those of other countries in opposing the US’s economic and trade embargo on Cuba, emphasising that these measures violate international law and run counter to the fundamental principles and norms of the UN Charter.
Vietnam on November 8 opened its 400-sq.m national pavilion at the 39th Havana International Fair (FIHAV), the largest annual event of its kind in Cuba and the Caribbean region.
Vietnam stands ready to accompany the UN on assisting Cuba to carry out the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development, Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, has said.
A delegation from the Ministry of Public Security led by Deputy Minister Major General Nguyen Van Long paid a working visit to Cuba from November 15-18.
The Vietnam-Cuba relations will thrive further, contributing to the protection and construction of the two nations, said First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee and President of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel in his recent reception for outgoing Vietnamese Ambassador Le Thanh Tung in Havana.
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Long spoke highly of the dynamic, positive, and comprehensive development of Vietnam – Russia relations in recent years. He affirmed that the Vietnamese Party and State place great importance on further strengthening the comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia in a substantive and effective manner, in line with the development needs of both nations.
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Senior Lieutenant General Álvaro López Miera, Minister of the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces welcomes the delegation of Vietnam's National Defence Ministry. (Photo: qdnd.vn) 
