Vietnam, Cuba strengthen solidarity, comprehensive cooperation
Chairman of the Cuban National Assembly Esteban Lazo Hernandez
Since Vietnam and Cuba established diplomatic ties in December 1960, the bilateral relations have been incessantly reinforced and developed.
Fidel Castro was the first and only foreign leader to visit the southern liberation area of Vietnam in 1973, when the war was still going on.
Cuba was also the first Latin American country and one of the first nations in the world to recognise the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam.
After the wartime, Cuba still stood side by side with Vietnamese people in the cause of national reconstruction and development, helping the Southeast Asian country to build transport infrastructure, develop animal husbandry and train human resources in the fields of agriculture, construction, architecture, medicine, and social sciences.
Promoting that special tradition, Vietnamese and Cuban leaders and peoples have spared no efforts to deepen the bilateral relations via regular high-level visits and implementation of cooperation mechanisms such as the inter-governmental committee, the Parties’ theoretical workshop, the foreign ministries’ political consultation, and the defence-security dialogue.
Both nations have also maintained coordination and mutual support at international organizations and multilateral forums, especially at the United Nations.
Regarding the parliamentary relations, the Vietnamese National Assembly regularly sends delegations to Cuba.
Most recently were the visits to Cuba by NA Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong in February 2017 and a NA specialized group in March 2017.
A Vietnamese delegation led by NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan attended the funeral of Cuban leader Fidel Castro in November 2016.
The two legislatures also established friendship parliamentarians’ groups.
Along with sound political relations, the bilateral economic-trade ties also received due attention. Two-way trade reached US$247.64 million in 2016. Currently, Vietnam is the second largest trade partner of Cuba in Asia. Vietnam mainly exports rice, coal, chemicals, garment-textile and computers to Cuba while importing pharmaceutical products from the market.
Vietnam helped Cuba implement a rice farming project in 2011-2015, which yielded good outcomes, as did some projects in cultivating maize, soybean and developing aquaculture. The two sides will consider more agriculture-fisheries joint projects in the coming time.
Over the past few years, the Vietnamese government has encouraged and created the most favourable conditions for the two countries’ businesses to expand cooperation.
More Vietnamese firms are keen to explore investment opportunities in Cuba. The Latin American country is calling for Vietnamese investment in food production, oil and gas exploration and mining, industry, tourism, bio-technology, and priority fields at the Mariel special economic zone.
Both nations also hope to boost cooperation in telecommunication, defence-security, education-training, culture-medicine, and science-technology.
During the trip to Vietnam, the Cuban parliamentary delegation wants to study the role, functions, apparatus and activities of the Vietnamese legislature, especially of the NA Standing Committee, as well as share experience in renovation and national development.
Related News
Vietnam ready to export first batch of sweet potatoes to China
13:57 | 06/04/2023 Anti-Smuggling
Australian Governor-General wraps up State visit to Vietnam
13:53 | 06/04/2023 Headlines
Vietnam a potential market for French businesses, investors: experts
16:12 | 05/04/2023 Import-Export
Vietnam active at UN Human Rights Council’s 52nd session
16:11 | 05/04/2023 Headlines
Latest News
Private sector remains driving force for economy
14:11 | 03/04/2023 Headlines
State visit to Vietnam by Australian Governor-General to deepen the two’s goodwill, trust: expert
14:10 | 03/04/2023 Headlines
Vietnam"s economy to grow by 6.6% this year: OECD
17:45 | 02/04/2023 Headlines
Bright outlook for Vietnamese tourism in new situation
16:52 | 02/04/2023 Headlines
More News
Vietnam, US hold 12th Political, Security, Defence Dialogue
20:25 | 01/04/2023 Headlines
Vietnam calls for comprehensive, all-society approach to waste management
14:32 | 31/03/2023 Headlines
Many factors support foreign capital flow
13:40 | 30/03/2023 Headlines
Foreign SMEs pour capital into Vietnam
13:37 | 30/03/2023 Headlines
Leaders of aviation firms to be disciplined if employees committed wrongdoings
15:38 | 29/03/2023 Headlines
Vietnam - Lao joint border patrol held
15:31 | 29/03/2023 Headlines
CPI increases about 4.2% in first quarter
14:27 | 28/03/2023 Headlines
PM orders close coordination to remove obstables to property market
14:20 | 28/03/2023 Headlines
PM chairs Government meeting on law building
15:46 | 27/03/2023 Headlines
Your care
The system has not recorded your reading habits.
Please Login/Register so that the system can provide articles according to your reading needs.
Australian Governor-General wraps up State visit to Vietnam
13:53 | 06/04/2023 Headlines
Vietnam active at UN Human Rights Council’s 52nd session
16:11 | 05/04/2023 Headlines
Vietnam commits to building prosperous, fair, healthy Mekong River basin: PM
16:09 | 05/04/2023 Headlines
Việt Nam, US hold 12th political, security, defence dialogue
14:15 | 03/04/2023 Headlines
Private sector remains driving force for economy
14:11 | 03/04/2023 Headlines