Hanoi (VNA) – The Departmentof Publishing, Printing and Distribution under the Ministry of Information andCommunications and the Cuban Book Institute (ICL) signed a publishingcooperation minutes in Hanoi on May 8.

Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Hoang Vinh Bao and Vice Presidentof the Cuban institute Juan Carlos Santana Molina witnessed the signing.

Addressing the event, Bao highlighted the profound relationship between theVietnamese Ministry of Information and Communications and the Cuban Ministry ofCulture, saying the two sides have inked documents on cooperation in the fieldsof press, telecommunication and information technology.

He noted that the Department of Publishing, Printing and Distribution and theICL need to discuss next concrete collaboration steps and make timelyadjustments to better the two nations’ publishing activities.

For his part, the ICL Vice President said the signing and realisation of thispublishing cooperation agreement will contribute to deepening the relationship betweenthe two countries and help Cuban people, via publications, understand moreabout the culture, people and achievements of Vietnam.

At the signing ceremony, the representativesagreed that the cooperation minutes is a firm legal framework for the two sidesto continue fostering their collaboration while affirming that they need tomake more efforts to materialise the cooperation.

They expressed belief that both sideswill share their values through books – a bridge that helps human beings to develop.

In 2019, the Cuban Book Institute will create conditions for the Vietnamesedepartment to take part in the International Book Fair of Havana. Vietnam plansto review five years of implementing Vietnam Book Day (April 21) and hopes the Cuban Book Institute will participate in this significant event.-VNA