VNA reported that within the framework of attending the BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on the afternoon of July 6 local time, Politburo member and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with First Secretary and President of Cuba Miguel Diaz Canel.
The Prime Minister respectfully conveyed the warm regards of General Secretary To Lam, President Luong Cuong, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man and personally to General Raul Castro, Mr. Miguel Diaz Canel and senior Cuban leaders.
The Prime Minister also conveyed the invitation of senior Vietnamese leaders to Mr. Miguel Diaz Canel, First Secretary and President of Cuba to visit and attend the 80th anniversary of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (September 2, 1945 - September 2, 2025).
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized always paying attention to closely directing Vietnamese ministries, branches and enterprises to actively implement the high-level agreements and commitments reached during the State visit of General Secretary and President To Lam to Cuba in September 2024, especially on food security, renewable energy, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology.
The Prime Minister affirmed that the Party, Government and people of Vietnam consistently support Cuba, requested the US to end the embargo and remove Cuba from the list of countries considered to be sponsors of terrorism.
The First Secretary and President of Cuba expressed his great appreciation for the solidarity and valuable support of the Party, Government, National Assembly and people of Vietnam for Cuba.
The Cuban President emphasized the historical significance of General Secretary To Lam's visit to Cuba in 2024, opening a new chapter in the relationship between the two countries.
Mr. Miguel Diaz Canel welcomed and highly appreciated the presence and effective operation of Vietnamese enterprises cooperating in business and investment in Cuba, affirming that Cuba always cares about creating favorable conditions for Vietnamese enterprises to develop and expand business and investment activities in Cuba, bringing benefits to both sides.
The two sides agreed to continue to closely coordinate in implementing the rich activities to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries (December 2, 1960 - December 2, 2025), the Vietnam - Cuba Friendship Year to contribute to educating the younger generations of the two countries about the tradition of special friendship and solidarity between the two peoples.
The two leaders also discussed a number of regional and international issues of mutual concern, agreeing to closely coordinate at multilateral forums such as the United Nations, the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), South-South Cooperation, and the East Asia - America Latin Cooperation Forum (FEALAC).
On this occasion, the Prime Minister conveyed the speech of Politburo member and President Luong Cuong to invite Cuba to send a delegation to attend the Opening Ceremony of the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime in Hanoi in October 2025.
