Cuba and Vietnam have all the factors and conditions to further strengthen their fraternal ties of brotherhood, the island’s ambassador, Orlando Hernández Guillén, affirmed this Saturday in Hanoi.
“The spirit of independence, resilience, equitable and mutually beneficial cooperation for the cause of the revolution of each country and as a contribution to peace, stability, cooperation and development, are bases on which to support the strengthening of bilateral ties. “, he pointed.
Speaking at the VI Congress of delegates for the 2022-2027 mandate of the capital branch of the Vietnam-Cuba Friendship Association, the head of the diplomatic mission emphasized that the special relations between the two nations have been characterized by fraternity, multifaceted cooperation, solidarity and fidelity.
These ties, he stressed, were forged in the glorious history of the struggle for national independence and reinforced during the revolutionary path undertaken by both.
Hernández Guillén reviewed the trajectory traveled since 1965 by the Vietnam-Cuba Friendship Association, as well as the main milestones in bilateral ties, among which he highlighted the visit made in 1973 by the historical leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, first and the only head of state who traveled to this country in the middle of the war.
He pointed out that this year marks the 62nd anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations and urged to keep alive and deepen the spirit of brotherhood and special friendship forged by Fidel Castro and President Ho Chi Minh.
He also expressed infinite gratitude for the countless expressions of support and solidarity received after the incident at the Matanzas supertanker base and recalled that there are many difficult times that Cuba has gone through and has always been extended, to offer all its support. , the hand of Vietnam.
(With information from Prensa Latina)