Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Vo Van Hoan and visiting President of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP) Fernando González Llort agreed to increase people-to-people exchange and diplomacy during their meeting on November 14.
Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Vo Van Hoan (R) receives President of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with Peoples (ICAP) Fernando González Llort. (Photo: VNA)
HCMCity (VNA) – Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee VoVan Hoan and visiting President of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP) Fernando González Llort agreed to increase people-to-people exchange and diplomacy during their meeting onNovember 14.
Hoan highlighted the fruitful development of the special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries and between HCM City and Cubain particular, especially after the exchange of high-level delegations.
HCMCity highly valued the effectiveness of ICAP’s activities, especially in supportingVietnam in its struggles against colonialism and imperialism for nationalindependence and reunification, and in promoting the image of Vietnam and people in Cuba.
Participants at the meeting (Photo: VNA)
Hoansaid HCM City wishes to strengthen relations with Cuban localities to further relationshipbetween the two sides, as well as expand cooperation in areas of mutualinterest and Cuba's strength such as health, education, and tourism.
The city supports the initiative of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) of HCM City and the CubanConsulate General in the city to develop a plan for the annual exchange of delegations between youth organisationsof HCM City and Cuba, contributing to promoting the bilateral relations, Hoansaid.
For his part, Llort thanked the VietnameseParty, State, localities and people for their support to Cuba, saying that HCMCity’s assistance to the Cuban Consulate General is one of the actual manifestations of good solidarity,friendship and cooperation between HCM City and Cuba.
ICAP is committed to doing well its responsibilities in preserving, promotingand cultivating the good traditional relationship between the two countries andpeople, he affirmed.
The guest also suggested HCM City enhance youth exchanges to enhance mutualunderstanding and solidarity among young generations of the two countries./.
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Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Vo Van Hoan (R) receives President of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with Peoples (ICAP) Fernando González Llort. (Photo: VNA) 
Participants at the meeting (Photo: VNA) 
