Delegates at the get-together held in the Ho Chi Minh City on May 10 to mark the 57th anniversary of Cuba’s Giron Victory (1961-2018) (Photo: voh.com.vn) HCM City (VNA) – The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations(HUFO) and the Vietnam – Cuba Friendship Association’s chapter in Ho Chi MinhCity held a get-together in the city on May 10 to mark the 57th anniversary of Cuba’s Giron Victory (1961-2018).
At the function, delegates stressed the historical significance of Giron Victory57 years ago, when more than 1,500 US-trained mercenary troops landed at Gironbeach as part of a scheme to overthrow the fledgling Cuban government. Underthe direct command of Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro, the invasion was defeatedon April 19, 1961 after less than 72 hours.
The Giron Victory marked a decisive turning point that advanced Cuba to a pathof socialism building, they said.
Cuban Consul General to Ho Chi Minh City Indira Lopez Arguelles shared that thevictory was not only significant for the struggle for national independence ofthe Cuban people but also a great encouragement for national liberationmovements throughout the world, including in Vietnam.
Despite far geographic distance, the Vietnamese and Cuban people have always stoodside by side and supported each other in the past national liberation as wellas the current national construction, she noted.
The time-tested friendship between Vietnam and Cuba, founded by late PresidentsHo Chi Minh and Fidel Castro and fostered by generations of both sides’ leadersand people, is thriving and has become a model relationship in the world, sheadded.-VNA
At the function, delegates stressed the historical significance of Giron Victory57 years ago, when more than 1,500 US-trained mercenary troops landed at Gironbeach as part of a scheme to overthrow the fledgling Cuban government. Underthe direct command of Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro, the invasion was defeatedon April 19, 1961 after less than 72 hours.
The Giron Victory marked a decisive turning point that advanced Cuba to a pathof socialism building, they said.
Cuban Consul General to Ho Chi Minh City Indira Lopez Arguelles shared that thevictory was not only significant for the struggle for national independence ofthe Cuban people but also a great encouragement for national liberationmovements throughout the world, including in Vietnam.
Despite far geographic distance, the Vietnamese and Cuban people have always stoodside by side and supported each other in the past national liberation as wellas the current national construction, she noted.
The time-tested friendship between Vietnam and Cuba, founded by late PresidentsHo Chi Minh and Fidel Castro and fostered by generations of both sides’ leadersand people, is thriving and has become a model relationship in the world, sheadded.-VNA
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