On April 30, in Ho Chi Minh City, right after the solemn ceremony to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification (April 30, 1975 - April 30, 2025), General Secretary To Lam met with Politburo member and Vice President of the Republic of Cuba Salvador Valdes Mesa who are visiting Vietnam and attending the ceremony, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam informed.
General Secretary To Lam respectfully conveyed his greetings and thanks to the leaders of the Cuban Party and State for sending a high-ranking delegation to Vietnam to celebrate with the Party, State and people of Vietnam in these historic April months, especially in the context of the two countries celebrating the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations (December 2, 1960 - December 2, 2025).
General Secretary To Lam emphasized that Vietnam always appreciates and remembers the solidarity and wholehearted support, both spiritual and material, that Cuba has given to Vietnam in the past struggle for national liberation and national reunification, as well as in the current cause of protecting and building the Fatherland; affirming that the loyal friendship and special cooperation between the two countries is an invaluable asset that the two countries need to preserve, promote and pass on to future generations.
General Secretary To Lam recalled the good impressions and special feelings of the leaders of the Party, State and people of Cuba for the General Secretary and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation during their state visit to Cuba in September 2024.
Salvador Valdes Mesa Vice President was happy and honored to visit Vietnam on the occasion of the great victory of the Vietnamese people; Sincerely transfer the close visit of the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba, President of Cuba Miguel Diaz Canel and General Raul Castro to General Secretary To Lam and leaders of the Party and State of Vietnam.
Vice President Salvador Valdes Mesa congratulated the 50th Anniversary of Vietnam's National Reunification on being successfully held, congratulated by the international community; affirmed that the Victory on April 30, 1975 was a victory of justice and conscience; not only a victory of the Vietnamese people but also of all peace-loving people in the world, including the brotherly Cuban people.
The Vice President of Cuba shared very impressively with the great festival of the entire Vietnamese nation, saying that it was possible to feel the atmosphere of excitement, joy, and solid belief of the people for the right leadership of the Party and State of Vietnam after 50 years of liberation; Believing that this is an important foundation for Vietnam to build a great unity bloc, focusing on national strength to successfully achieve the goal of reaching out to become a developed and high -income country.
The Vice President of Cuba highly appreciated the great achievements that the Vietnamese people under the proper leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam has achieved in recent years; Believing that Vietnam will continue to achieve more positive results in the construction and development of the country, effectively implementing guidelines and policies headed by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, General Secretary To Lam recently.
In the atmosphere of love comrades, brothers, leaders of the two parties and the two countries expressed their pleasure to witness the traditional solidarity, special friendship, comprehensive cooperation between the Party, the State and the people of the two countries continued to be strengthened, especially in the strategic and priority fields. The two sides also exchanged a number of measures to further promote the increasingly actual and effective bilateral economic cooperation; Determined to bring trade cooperation and investment relations to the level of good political relations.
