At the invitation of General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam and his wife Ngo Phuong Ly, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, President of the Republic of Cuba Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez and his wife Lis Cuesta Peraza visited Hanoi, paid a state visit to Vietnam, attended the 80th anniversary of the successful August Revolution and the National Day of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam from August 31 to September 2.
On the morning of September 1, the official welcoming ceremony for First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, President of the Republic of Cuba Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez and his wife was solemnly held at the Presidential Palace.
General Secretary To Lam and his wife presided over the welcoming ceremony.
Attending the welcoming ceremony were: Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Do Van Chien; Politburo member, Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council Nguyen Xuan Thang; General Phan Van Giang - Politburo member, Minister of National Defense; General Luong Tam Quang - Politburo member, Minister of Public Security;
Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung; Member of the Party Central Committee, Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan;
Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son; Member of the Party Central Committee, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Duc Hai;
Member of the Party Central Committee, Chief of the Party Central Committee Office Pham Gia Tuc; Member of the Party Central Committee, Member of the National Assembly Standing Committee, Deputy Secretary of the National Assembly Party Committee, Chairman of the Vietnam - Cuba Friendship Parliamentarians' Group Vu Hai Ha; Tran Sy Thanh, Member of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the Hanoi City People's Committee...
At exactly 8:50 a.m., the convoy carrying the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, President of the Republic of Cuba Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez and his wife and members of the convoy entered the Presidential Palace.
A large number of children in the capital stood along both sides of the road, waving flags of Vietnam and Cuba, warmly welcoming First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, President of the Republic of Cuba Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez and his wife and the high-ranking delegation of the Republic of Cuba.
General Secretary To Lam and his wife enthusiastically went to the car door to welcome First Secretary and President of Cuba Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez and his wife.
Then, General Secretary To Lam invited First Secretary and President of Cuba Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez to step up to the podium of honor. The military band played the national anthems of Cuba and Vietnam.
General Secretary To Lam and First Secretary and President of Cuba Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez approved the honor guard and introduced the officials from both sides to attend the welcoming ceremony.
Immediately after the official welcoming ceremony, General Secretary To Lam held talks with First Secretary and President of Cuba Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez.
