Politburo member and Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen on June 12 received member of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) Central Committee and First Secretary of the Havana Party Committee Luis Antonio Torres Iríbar, who is on a Vietnam visit.
Politburo member and Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen (R) and member of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) Central Committee and First Secretary of the Havana Party Committee Luis Antonio Torres Iríbar. (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – Politburo member and Secretaryof the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen on June 12 received member of theCommunist Party of Cuba (PCC) Central Committee and First Secretary of theHavana Party Committee Luis Antonio Torres Iríbar, who is on a Vietnam visit.
Nen stressed that the visit by the Havana delegationwill contribute to boosting the traditional friendship and special solidaritybetween Vietnam and Cuba in general, and the two cities in particular.
Reviewing the comprehensive development of theVietnam-Cuba relationship over the past more than six decades, he said that despitethe far geographical distance and its own difficulties, the Caribbean nation hasalways stood side by side with Vietnam.
The official also highly valued economic policies adopted by theCuban Party and Government, and shared difficulties facing the country.
With its potential and advantages, HCM City standsready to play a key role in promoting economic cooperation between the twocountries, and coordinate, share experience and expand investment collaborationwith Cuba in such areas as health care, high-quality personnel training,high-tech agriculture, and people-to-people exchange, Nen said.
Torres Iríbar, for his part, highlighted the special solidarity andfriendship between the two countries, saying Cuba and Havana in particularalways remember the material and spiritual support of Vietnam.
Cuba prioritises cooperation with Vietnam, and facilitatesthe operations of Vietnamese businesses in the country, he said.
The guest added that Havana hopes for strongercooperation with Vietnam’s southern largest economic hub, and calls onbusinesses and investors from HCM City to invest in the Cuban capital city.
Havana is also willing to partner with HCM City in forgingcooperation in the areas where both sides have potential and strengths like high-techagriculture, health care and tourism, he said./.
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Politburo member and Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen (R) and member of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) Central Committee and First Secretary of the Havana Party Committee Luis Antonio Torres Iríbar. (Photo: VNA) 
