Leaders of Venezuela and Nicaragua have extended their congratulations to General Luong Cuong, Politburo member and Permanent member of the 13th Party Central Committee’s Secretariat, on his election as President of Vietnam by the 15th National Assembly on October 21.

President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro Moros on May 19 sent a letter of congratulations to Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong on the occasion of the 130th birthday of late President Ho Chi Minh.