Vietnam presents gifts to Vietnamese-named Cuban schools
Friday, 18/03/2022 17:19 (GMT+7)
The Vietnamese Embassy in Cuba and the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP) presented tens of computers and mobile phones to two elementary schools named after President Ho Chi Minh and female revolutionary Vo Thi Thang in Havana capital city on March 14 in celebration of the new academic year in Cuba.
Vietnamese Ambassador Le Thanh Tung (L) presents gifts to Head of 'Bac Ho' elementary school Milagros Negret Calderín(Photo: VNA)
The gifts are from Vietnam’s Ministry of Planning and Investment.
In addition, the embassy also handed over medical supplies to help the schools fight the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as gifts to the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment, and Nguyen Van Troi secondary school in Havana.
At the handover ceremonies, Ambassador Le Thanh Tung underlined that the schools also nurture the Vietnam-Cuba friendship, expressing his hope that the Cuban people will overcome current difficulties in their development, with the country’s education sector upholding a vanguard role.
Heads of the schools thanked Vietnam for the practical gifts./.
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