On the afternoon of November 2, at the Party Central Committee Headquarters, General Secretary To Lam received Mr. Esteban Lazo Hernandez, member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Cuba, President of the Council of State, President of the National Assembly of Cuba on the occasion of his working visit to Vietnam.
According to VNA, General Secretary To Lam expressed his pleasure at meeting Esteban Lazo Hernandez again after the state visit to Cuba by a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation, welcomed the visit to Vietnam by the Cuban National Assembly Chairman and highly appreciated the results of the exchange and talks between the Cuban National Assembly Chairman and President Luong Cuong and National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man; expressed his belief that the visit will contribute significantly to promoting substantive and effective cooperation between the two countries in the coming time.
General Secretary To Lam affirmed that the Party, State and people of Vietnam always attach importance to the close, exemplary comradely relationship, a rare example in international relations, which was cultivated by President Ho Chi Minh and Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro and generations of leaders of the two countries; affirmed that Vietnam is determined to strongly strengthen and improve the effectiveness of comprehensive cooperation between the two Parties, two countries and two peoples, for the benefit of the two peoples, for peace, stability and development in the world.
General Secretary To Lam affirmed that Vietnam stands in solidarity with Cuba, calling for the removal of unilateral blockade and embargo measures against Cuba and removing Cuba from the list of countries sponsoring terrorism.
At the meeting, General Secretary To Lam expressed his delight at the positive development of Vietnam-Cuba relations in recent times, including the initial efforts and results to implement the agreements reached during the visit to Cuba, and welcomed the attention and direction of First Secretary and President of Cuba Miguel Diaz-Canel and Cuban leaders in concretizing the results of the visit with specific solutions and measures.
The General Secretary agreed with the cooperation proposals of the President of the Cuban National Assembly in areas of both sides' strengths and needs, and suggested that the two countries continue to maintain exchanges and visits at all levels, strengthen cooperation between the National Assemblies and Governments of the two countries, and enhance people-to-people exchanges and cooperation between sectors and localities of the two countries.
The President of the Cuban National Assembly expressed his honor and gratitude to General Secretary To Lam for taking the time to receive the delegation, and conveyed the warm regards of General Raul Castro, First Secretary, President of Cuba Miguel Diaz-Canel and other Cuban leaders to General Secretary To Lam.
President of the Cuban National Assembly Esteban Lazo Hernandez once again affirmed that General Secretary To Lam's visit to Cuba was a great source of encouragement and support for Cuba in difficult circumstances, and informed that Cuban Party and State leaders regularly directed the implementation of agreements reached during the visit, and took specific measures to help remove difficulties in economic, trade and investment cooperation between the two countries.
The President of the Cuban National Assembly affirmed the solidarity and special affection of the Cuban Party, Government and people towards Vietnam, and thanked them for their support and assistance to the Cuban people in recent times.
Mr. Esteban Lazo Hernandez expressed his hope that the two countries will continue to strengthen and promote cooperation in all fields, in which political and diplomatic relations are the core, promote delegation exchanges at all levels, enhance experience exchange and cooperation between the Government, National Assembly, and localities of the two countries in the coming time.
