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| The Presidium runs the Congress (Photo: CPV) |
At the Congress, a new Executive Board, consisting of 30 members, was elected and Mr. Nguyen Van Hay, Deputy Head of the Department of External Information and International Cooperation under the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Popularization and Education, is elected as the President of the association.
Speaking at the Congress, Dr. Tran Doan Tien, Editor-in-Chief of the Communist Party of Vietnam Online Newspaper, and Vice President of the Vietnam-Cuba Friendship Association of Hanoi, said that in the 2017-2022 term, despite facing many difficulties, the Vietnam - Cuba Friendship Association of Hanoi has actively innovated and effectively implemented people-to-people diplomatic activities.
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| Dr. Tran Doan Tien, Editor-in-Chief of the Communist Party of Vietnam Online Newspaper, Vice President of the Vietnam-Cuba Friendship Association of Hanoi, speaking at the Congress. (Source: CPV) |
Therefore, the association has maintained an effective relationship, left deep friendship feelings for the Cuban Embassy, contributing to the development of Hanoi's general foreign affairs, enhancing mutual understanding between the people of Hanoi and Havana. Thereby, it contributes to introduce to the Cuban people the image of Hanoi with thousands of years of civilization, a city for peace, dynamic development and international integration.
In the coming term, the Vietnam - Cuba Friendship Association of Hanoi will promote friendship and cooperation activities with partners in Havana and other cities in Cuba, taking advantage of the overseas Vietnamese’s support in Cuba for the socio-economic development of Hanoi capital and the country; and actively organize activities at its branches in order to strengthen the friendship, solidarity and mutual understanding between the two peoples of Vietnam and Cuba.
In addition, the Vietnam - Cuba Friendship Association of Hanoi will coordinate with the Communist Party of Vietnam Online Newspaper and Tri Nam Group to build and put the Vietnam-Spanish bilingual website into operation, continuously updating the association's activities and the data system, historical documents on leaders José Marti, Ho Chi Minh, Fidel Castro; and on the relationship between the Parties, States and peoples of the two countries.
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| Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Orlando Nicolas Hernández Guillén (Source: CPV) |
On this occasion, Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Orlando Nicolas Hernández Guillén thanked Vietnamese friends, who have always stood by Cuba.
At the congress, Standing Vice President of the Hanoi Union of Friendship Organizations Tran Thi Phuong highly appreciated the external activities organized by the Vietnam - Cuba Friendship Association, including presenting a gift of EUR 4,000 to the Cuban Embassy in Vietnam in order to partially support the Cuban people to overcome the fire at the oil depot in Matanzas province; coordinating with the Hanoi Union of Friendship Organizations and the Embassies of Latin American countries in Vietnam to organize the "Latin American Music Night"; organizing flower offering ceremonies to José Marti monument on the occasion of his birth (January 28, 1853) and his death (May 19, 1895).
She also suggested that in the 2022-2027 term, the Vietnam - Cuba Friendship Association of Hanoi should pay attention to develop its branches and members in districts and businesses that have relations with Cuba and paying special attention to the young generation to preserve and develop the good traditional relationship between Vietnam and Cuba.
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| Source: CPV |
On this occasion, a collective and an individual of the Vietnam - Cuba Friendship Association of Hanoi were awarded the Certificate of Merit for their positive contributions to the association's activities during its past term./.