Friday, 12/08/2016 12:29 (GMT+7)
As many of 20 color and black-and-white photos on the Vietnam-Cuba relationship taken by reporters from Vietnam News Agency are on display at an exhibition which opened in Hanoi on August 10th.
Several photos depict the visit to the central province of Quang Tri on September 15th, 1973, by Fidel Castro, the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba and Prime Minister.
Photos at the exhibition (Source: VNA)
The exhibition titled “Vietnam-Cuba” is held to to celebrate the 90th birthday of Cuban leader Fidel Castro (August 13th). It is evidence of the solidarity, friendship and cooperation between the two countries over the past 50 years.
Le Duy Truyen, Deputy General Director of Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and Chairman of the VNA chapter of the Vietnam-Cuba Friendship Association, hailed the ever-growing ties between Vietnam and Cuba over the past years.
He said that Fidel Castro was the person who had sentiments for Vietnam. Many photos at the exhibition showed the sentiments.
He added that during the war, Cuba had helped Vietnam in both materials and spirit. The cooperation between the two countries had always maintained and incessantly developed.
By information products, close sentiment and effective cooperation with Cuba, VNA has made practical contribution to promote the cooperation./.
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