Top Cuban legislator commemorates Fidel Castro in Quang Tri
President of the National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba Esteban Lazo Hernandez on September 26 offered flowers in remembrance of Cuban leader Fidel Castro at the Fidel Park in central Quang Tri province’s Dong Ha city.
Vietnamese and Cuban leaders and officials offer flowers in remembrance of Cuban leader Fidel Castro at the Fidel Park in central Quang Tri province’s Dong Ha city. (Photo: VNA)
Quang Tri (VNA) - President of the National Assembly of People'sPower of Cuba Esteban Lazo Hernandez on September 26 offered flowers in remembrance of Cuban leader Fidel Castro at the Fidel Park in central Quang Tri province’sDong Ha city.
Hernandez is on a visit to Vietnam to attend a ceremonymarking the 50th anniversary of Cuban leader Fidel Castro’s trip to thenewly liberated areas in Quang Binh and Quang Tri provinces despite numerous dangers.
As the first and only foreign head of state to visit the liberatedzone before the war ended, Fidel Castro’s historic visit became a symbol of faithfuland fraternal solidarity between the two peoples with noble ideals for peace,national independence, democracy and progress in the world.
The Vietnamese and Cuban leaders and officials in a group photo. (Photo: VNA)
After the flower-offering ceremony, Vietnamese and Cubanofficials planted trees at the Fidel Park, which was inaugurated in September 2018 as a symbol of the love of Vietnamese people for Fidel and the special friendship between Vietnam and Cuba.
The Vietnamese and Cuban leaders take a group photo with local students. (Photo: VNA)
They then visited several historical relic sites in QuangTri such as Hien Luong flag tower, the museum of Hien Luong - Ben Hai specialnational relic site, and the relic site of the headquarters of the Provisional RevolutionaryGovernment of the Republic of South Vietnam in Cam Lo district./.
In September 1973, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee and Prime Minister of the Cuban Revolutionary Government Fidel Castro was the first Head of State in the world to visit the liberated zone in Quang Tri province after the Paris Agreement on ending the war and restoring peace in Vietnam was signed (January 1973).
Politburo member and President of the National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba Esteban Lazo Hernandez is paying a visit to Vietnam. During the visit, he will represent Cuban Party and State leaders to attend a ceremony marking 50 years since Cuban leader Fidel Castro visited the liberated zone in South Vietnam in September 1973.
A photo exhibition showcasing the long-lasting relationship between Vietnam and Cuba took place in the central province of Quang Tri on September 26, marking the 50th anniversary of Cuban leader Fidel Castro’s visit to the liberated zone in Southern Vietnam.
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Vietnamese and Cuban leaders and officials offer flowers in remembrance of Cuban leader Fidel Castro at the Fidel Park in central Quang Tri province’s Dong Ha city. (Photo: VNA) 
The Vietnamese and Cuban leaders and officials in a group photo. (Photo: VNA) 
The Vietnamese and Cuban leaders take a group photo with local students. (Photo: VNA) 
