A photo exhibition showcasing the long-lasting relationship between Vietnam and Cuba took place in the central province of Quang Tri on September 26, marking the 50th anniversary of Cuban leader Fidel Castro’s visit to the liberated zone in Southern Vietnam.
General Director of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) Vu Viet Trang introduces to the delegates 50 precious documentary photos of VNA and Prensa Latina at the exhibition (Photo: VNA)
Quang Tri (VNA) – A photo exhibition showcasing the long-lasting relationship between Vietnam and Cuba took place in the central province of Quang Tri on September 26, marking the 50th anniversary of Cuban leader Fidel Castro’s visit to the liberated zone in Southern Vietnam.
Co-organised by the Vietnam News Agency (VNA), Cuban news agency Prensa Latina (PL), and the provincial People’s Committee, the event featured 50 iconic black &white, and colour documentary photos.
Selected from the archives of the two news agencies, they depict the activities of Fidel Castro in Vietnam at the time as well as images of meetings between the Vietnamese and Cuban leaders in their reciprocal visits.
The witness in the photo talks about his memories with Cuban Leader Fidel Castro (Photo: VNA)
At the exhibition, VNA General Director Vu Viet Trang and PL President Luis Enrique Gonzalez Acosta introduced participating high-level delegations from Vietnam and Cuba to the historical context behind and content of the photos on display.
The organiser also introduced to the public a Spanish-Vietnamese bilingual book titled “Fidel Castro – Nuestra Sangre Por Vietnam” (Fidel Castro: Our Blood for Vietnam), which was compiled by Prensa Latina and co-published with the Vietnam News Agency./.
Cuban leader Fidel Castro’s visit to the newly-liberated region in central Quang Tri province in mid-September 1973 has become a symbol of fraternity between Vietnam and Cuba.
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General Director of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) Vu Viet Trang introduces to the delegates 50 precious documentary photos of VNA and Prensa Latina at the exhibition (Photo: VNA) 
The witness in the photo talks about his memories with Cuban Leader Fidel Castro (Photo: VNA) 
The witness in the photo talks about his memories with Cuban Leader Fidel Castro (Photo: VNA) 
