The Can Tho municipal Union of Friendship Organisations, in collaboration with the Consulate General of Cuba in Ho Chi Minh City, held a ceremony in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on January 9 to mark the 65th anniversary of the National Day of Cuba (January 1).
Can Tho (VNA) – TheCan Tho municipal Union of Friendship Organisations, in collaboration with theConsulate General of Cuba in Ho Chi Minh City, held a ceremony in the MekongDelta city of Can Tho on January 9 to mark the 65th anniversary ofthe National Day of Cuba (January 1).
In his speech, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s CommitteeNguyen Thuc Hien recalled that the year 2023 saw several important anniversaries in bilateral relations, including the 60th founding anniversary of the Cuban Committee for Solidarity with South Vietnam, the predecessor of the Cuba-Vietnam Friendship Association, and the 50th year since Leader Fidel Castro visited Vietnam for the first time and travelled to the liberated area in southern Vietnam when the war in Vietnam was at a fierce time.
Vietnam will always bear in mind the whole-hearted support that Cuba gave to Vietnam during the struggle for national independence, he said, and affirmed Can Tho's commitment to actively initiating practicalcooperation activities aimed at strengthening ties with Cuba and its localities.
He emphasised the crucial role played by the municipal Union ofFriendship Organisations and the Vietnam-Cuba Friendship Association in servingas a bridge to reinforce the long-standing friendship between the two nations.
Cuban Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Ariadne Feo Labrada, for her part, expressed hope for the growing bilateral relationship,manifested through cultural exchanges and activities promoting trade andinvestment.
She pledged to facilitate connectivity between localities of thetwo countries, citing ongoing cooperation in crucial areas such as agriculture,biotechnology, health care, consumer goods, tourism infrastructure, hotelmanagement, and construction materials./.
The year 2023 is a particularly successful year of Vietnam’s diplomacy in elevating the country’s relations with important partners in the international arena, said a senior researcher at the Cuban Centre for International Policy Research (CIPI).
The Vietnam – Cuba Friendship Association's chapter in Ho Chi Minh City (VCFA HCMC) will continue to promote people-to-people diplomacy activities to increase understanding between the people of Vietnam and Cuba as well as between HCM City and Cuban localities in particular, contributing to further intensifying the special relations between the two countries.
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Delegates at the event (Photo: VNA) 
