Upon receiving a courtesy visit from Roberto Morales, member of the Political Bureau of Cuba’s Communist Party, Vietnamese president Vo Van Thuong reaffirmed in Hanoi today the consistent position of his country in supporting Cuba’s struggle against the US blockade.
The Vietnamese head of state suggested continuing to expand and improve the efficiency of bilateral cooperation in the fields of research, review, and exchange of theory and practice on economic innovation and updating the socio-economic development and construction of socialism in each country.
He also emphasized the need to pay special attention to the coordination and organization of the effective implementation of the signed cooperation agreements, programs and projects, and to think together about a new, flexible and practical way of putting the role of the Intergovernmental Committee into play.
He considered the visit of Morales and his entourage as significant for both countries, since it coincides with the 48th anniversary of the liberation of the South and the reunification of Vietnam, and the 50th anniversary of Fidel Castro’s visit to the Quang Tri Liberated Zone.
Vo Van Thuong added that the stay in Hanoi of the high-level delegation of the Cuban Party also comes just after the very successful official visit to Cuba of Vuong Dinh Hue, president of the Vietnamese National Assembly.
Morales Ojeda, for his part, expressed his admiration for the historical tradition of the struggle for national independence of the Vietnamese people and for the achievements resulting from the renewal process initiated and led by the Communist Party of Vietnam.
Morales’ visit to Vietnam ends a tour that began on April 23 and included China and Laos, valued as an opportunity to promote political dialogue at the highest level and contribute to promoting the development of economic, commercial and financial relations, and cooperation of Cuba with these nations.
