President Vo Van Thuong holds talks with top Cuban legislator

On the morning of September 25 at Presidential Palace in Hanoi, President Vo Van Thuong meets with top Cuban legislator Hernandez as part of his activities during the trip to Vietnam from September 24 to September 28.

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Hernandez is scheduled to attend a ceremony celebrating 50 years since Cuban leader Fidel Castro’s trip to the liberated zone in Southern Vietnam, which took place in September 1973.

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Cuba became the first Latin American country to set up diplomatic ties with the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, on December 2, 1960.

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50 years ago in mid-September 1973, Cuban Commander-in-chief Fidel Castro comes to Vietnam to visit the frontline zone in Quang Tri, with the wish of witnessing himself the fierce battlefield and the brave struggle by the Vietnamese people, as well as meeting with the people and soldiers in South Vietnam. He became the first and only foreign head of state to visit the liberated zone in South Vietnam whilst the war was still taking place.

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The high-ranking Vietnamese delegation during talks with their Cuban counterparts

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The high-ranking Cuban delegation at the event

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This represents the fourth time that top Cuban legislator Esteban Lazo Hernandez has visited Vietnam.

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President Vo Van Thuong at the talks

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During his visit, Hernandez will offer flowers at the Fidel Castro Monument, visit the Vietnam - Cuba Friendship Hospital in Quang Binh province, and meet with local leaders.

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The top Cuban legislator will attend a commemorative ceremony in Quang Tri province on September 26 with the aim of deepening understanding among people of the two countries, especially younger generations, about the history and meaning of the Vietnam-Cuba relationship cultivated by leader Fidel Castro and President Ho Chi Minh.

President Vo Van Thuong holds talks with top Cuban legislator

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