After the historic visit to Cuba in September 2024 by Party General Secretary and State President To Lam, the relations between the two countries have developed to a new, comprehensive, effective, and sustainable level, according to Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Rogelio Polanco Fuentes. He said both sides need to further promote economic, trade, and investment cooperation, as their high-level leaders have shown great interest in new and promising projects in such areas as food production, research and development of biopharmaceutical products, energy projects, and many other potential fields of cooperation. During the Vietnam-Cuba Friendship Year 2025 when the two countries celebrate the 65th founding anniversary of diplomatic ties, the two countries will maintain high-level political exchanges, and plan to hold important commemorative events in both Vietnam and Cuba, the diplomat said. In the cultural field, the two countries will increase exchanges between organisations and artists in the spheres of fine arts, music, cinema, literature, and other forms of art. Hailing Vietnam’s remarkable socio-economic accomplishments during the reform period, the Cuban ambssador said he is confident that Vietnam will successfully organise the 14th National Party Congress in early 2026 and achieve its goal of becoming a developed socialist-oriented nation with high income by 2045./.