National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on November 27 lauded contributions by Cuban Ambassador Lianys Torres Rivera to consolidating and developing the traditional friendship and special cooperation between Vietnam and Cuba over the past time.
National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan (right) and Cuban Ambassador Lianys Torres Rivera (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on November 27 lauded contributions by Cuban Ambassador Lianys Torres Rivera to consolidating and developing thetraditional friendship and special cooperation between Vietnam and Cuba overthe past time.
At a reception forthe outgoing ambassador in Hanoi, Ngan said the bilateral political ties havebeen continuously enhanced through the regular exchange of all-leveldelegations, especially those at the high level, via Party, State and parliamentchannels, as well as exchanges between ministries, agencies and localities.
She recalled theVietnam visits by Chairman of the Cuban National Assembly Esteban LazoHernandez in 2017, and President of the Council of State and Council of Ministersof Cuba Miguel Diaz Canel Bermudezin 2018.
Apart from the bilateral ties, the twocountries have also maintained mutual support at multilateral forums, the toplegislator went on.
Vietnamalways remembers and keeps good sentiments towards the land and people of Cuba,she said, commending the Vietnam-Cuba Friendship Association for itscontributions to people-to-people diplomacy between the two countries.
Nganused the occasion to thank Cuba for sending its medical experts to help Vietnamcontain COVID-19 when the pandemic broke out in the central city of Da Nang.
Forher part, the Cuban diplomat said she was impressed by Vietnam’s socio-economicachievements amidst the COVID-19, and congratulated the country on itssuccesses in performing the ASEAN Chairmanship 2020 and the AIPA 41Chairmanship, saying the country has helped promote women’s role in ASEAN.
HailingVietnam’s efforts in the COVID-19 combat, she thanked the Vietnameselegislature for its support to Cuba in the pandemic fight.
Theambassador promised that she, in any position, will contribute more tostrengthening the special solidarity between Vietnam and Cuba./.
More than 90 photos featuring the solidarity, friendship, cooperation and mutual support between the governments and peoples of Vietnam and Cuba are put on display, opened on November 19 at the Vietnamese Women Museum in Hanoi on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of Vietnam-Cuba diplomatic relations (December 2, 1960-2020).
Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations (VUFO), presented the “For peace and friendship among nations” insignia to outgoing Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Lianys Torres Rivera in Hanoi on November 23.
A seminar highlighting Vietnam-Cuba relations was held in Hanoi on November 25 to mark the 60th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties (December 2, 1960 - 2020).
The Vietnam-Cuba solidarity is considered a model for international relations, Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Lianys Torres Rivera has told Vietnam News Agency.
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National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan (right) and Cuban Ambassador Lianys Torres Rivera (Photo: VNA) 
