Staff of the Vietnamese Embassy in Cuba welcome State President Tran Dai Quang and his wife at the Jose Marti International Airport. (Photo: VNA)
The State President praised the embassy for completing assigned missions; and appreciated the efforts and achievements of the embassy as well as the Vietnamese community in Cuba in realizing the foreign policies of the Party and State, contributing to developing the traditional relationship and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Cuba.
He stressed that his visit to Cuba took place when both Vietnam and Cuba had recently organized successful National Party Congresses and completed personnel work for the Party and State.
In particular, the Cuban revolution has stepped into a breakthrough period of development by carrying out a process on updating economic development model to create more favourable conditions for economic development; and destroying the blockade situation over the past half of century; gaining important external information and creating new force for the following period of development.
According to the State President, the visit aimed to further strengthen the traditional relationship and comprehensive cooperation between the two Parties, States and peoples, making bilateral relations more practical and effective, especially in economics, trade and investment.
He reviewed some large guidelines and policies of the Party and State as well as domestic political, socio-economic situation, confirming the consistent policy of the Party and State in considering the overseas Vietnamese community an indispensable part of the nation.
He urged the embassy to coordinate with relevant agencies to carry out agreements reached by the two countries’ leaders, contributing to deepening the Vietnam – Cuba special relationship; support economic, trade and investment cooperation projects; and promptly put forth proposals on viewpoints and measures in order to increase the relationship between Vietnam and other countries in both bilateral and multi-lateral aspects.
He also encouraged the embassy to continue to build Party organization, and maintain the image and prestige of Vietnam in the eyes of international friends.
The official visit to Cuba by State President Tran Dai Quang is taking place from November 15th-17th at the invitation of Raul Castro./.