National Assembly Chairwoman Vuong Dinh Hue holds an online conversation with President of the National Assembly, Cuban People’s Government

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue delivered a speech. (Source: VNA)

Happy to hold talks with Comrade Esteban Lazo Hernandez and the National Assembly deputies of the Cuban People’s Government, National Assembly Chairwoman Vuong Dinh Hue thanked the Cuban National Assembly for the warm affection and comrade Esteban Lazo Hernandez for his support. for the National Assembly of Vietnam.

The President of the National Assembly respectfully conveyed the cordial greetings and greetings of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh to Comrade Esteban Lazo Hernandez and other senior leaders of the National Assembly. Cuba, congratulate the Cuban Party, State and people on recent achievements, especially the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic and the policy of tightening the embargo against Cuba.

In an atmosphere of warmth, friendship, mutual understanding and trust, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and Comrade Esteban Lazo Hernandez informed each other about the recent situation of each country, focusing on discussing methods direction and measures to further strengthen the fraternal solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the Party, State, National Assembly and people of Vietnam and Cuba.

The President of the National Assembly said that in the heart of every Vietnamese, Cuba always holds a very important position. Vietnam will never forget the image of its leader, Supreme Commander-in-Chief Phidel Castro raising the flag of the National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam in the liberated area of ​​Quang Tri in 1973 and the immortal saying: “For Vietnam South and Cuba are ready to donate their own blood”, at the same time, emphasizing that Vietnam supports the demand for an end to the policies of siege and embargo against Cuba.

Comrade Esteban Lazo Hernandez stated that Cuba attaches importance to cooperation with Vietnam as a top priority, wishing to strengthen economic, trade and foreign investment relations; attach importance to exchange of experience in the operation of the National Assembly.

Cuba highly appreciates Vietnam’s efforts in carrying out the dual task of both preventing and combating the Covid-19 pandemic and developing the economy. Since then, Cuba hopes to cooperate in the prevention and control of the Covid-19 epidemic based on its existing capabilities; thanked Vietnam for supporting the request to end the policy of encirclement and embargo against Cuba.

The two leaders shared that despite the geographical distance, Vietnam and Cuba have been and will continue to support each other in the cause of national construction and defense. The special fraternal friendship and solidarity between Vietnam and Cuba is a valuable asset that the two parties, two states and two peoples need to preserve, cultivate, develop and pass on to future generations.

Assessing that the relationship between the two countries in recent years has continued to have positive developments in the face of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, overcoming obstacles, the two sides continue to maintain high-level phone calls and contacts. high level, cooperation mechanisms in online form, building mechanism to remove difficulties in economic – trade – investment exchange. Vietnam and Cuba have supported each other to deal with Covid-19 very closely, showing special affection.

National Assembly Chairwoman Vuong Dinh Hue affirmed that Vietnam attaches great importance to and will continue to work closely with Cuba to implement high-level commitments as well as the contents agreed at the two Intergovernmental Committees. Vietnam on bilateral cooperation contents, including cooperation in health, medicine and Covid-19 epidemic prevention and control.

The two National Assembly Chairmen were pleased to see that, despite the negative impacts of the Covid-19 epidemic, the Vietnam-Cuba relations in the past time continued to develop positively, continuing to maintain phone calls. discussions, high-level contacts, cooperation mechanisms in the form of online.

Vietnam and Cuba have supported each other to deal with Covid-19 very closely, showing special affection. Vietnam was deeply moved by the special affection and gestures of the Cuban Party, State and people, helping Vietnam with the first doses of vaccines when Vietnam was still very short of Covid-19 vaccines. The two countries are also continuing to build a mechanism to remove difficulties to promote cooperation in economy, trade and investment.

The two National Assembly Chairmen wished to strive for economic, trade and investment relations between Vietnam and Cuba to develop on a par with and commensurate with the exemplary traditional friendship between the two peoples and countries.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and President of the National Assembly of the Cuban People’s Government Esteban Lazo Hernandez. (Source: VNA)

At the meeting, the two leaders discussed in detail the direction to strengthen the cooperation relationship between the National Assembly of the two countries in the coming time.

The two leaders agreed that the two sides should continue to strengthen the exchange of high-level and all-level delegations in appropriate forms; organize seminars, seminars and exchange of experts to share lessons and experiences on innovation, especially in law-making, supervision, and perfect construction of a socialist rule-of-law State. definition, decide on important national issues, as well as specific areas in macroeconomic management, financial management, banking, innovation of state-owned enterprises and other areas on the basis of friendship and political trust between the two countries; support the Friendship Parliamentary Group of the two countries to continue to be an active bridge in the cooperation relationship between the two legislative bodies.

The two sides agreed that the Vietnamese Ambassadors to Cuba and the Cuban Ambassadors to Vietnam made very important contributions to promoting the friendly cooperative relations between the two countries; The two Ambassadors continue to act as a bridge to promote the activities of the National Assembly of the two countries.

The two National Assembly Chairmen affirmed that they will continue to create the most favorable conditions on mechanisms and policies for Vietnamese enterprises to invest in Cuba; continue to promote economic and trade cooperation between the two countries to develop commensurate with the relationship of special friendship, closeness and trust between the two Parties and two countries, Vietnam and Cuba; promote cooperation in fields where the two sides have potentials and strengths, such as agriculture, fishery, health, biotechnology, tourism…

The President of the National Assembly of the Cuban People’s Government affirmed that Cuba will remove difficulties so that Vietnamese enterprises can invest smoothly in Cuba; expressed their wish that more and more Vietnamese enterprises invest in the Mariel Special Economic Zone of Cuba. The two countries have expanded cooperation programs in agricultural fields such as wet rice cultivation, coffee, aquaculture, etc.

Conversation scene. (Source: VNA)

National Assembly Chairman Esteban Lazo Hernandez thanked National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue for informing about the situation in Vietnam over the past time, especially the results of the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam, which concluded. election results and operation results of the 15th National Assembly.

Comrade Esteban Lazo Hernandez assessed that the reality of the past 20 years shows that Vietnam has achieved all its goals, expressing his belief that by 2045, Vietnam will achieve its goal of becoming a developed, low-income country. according to the Resolution of the XIII Congress.

Sharing information about the current Cuban situation, National Assembly President Esteban Lazo Hernandez said that Cuba is currently facing many difficulties, especially the policy of embargo against Cuba. From 2020, Cuba faces the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Climate change also has a huge impact on Cuba. In the face of difficulties, with the support of the people, Cuba has been trying to solve and overcome difficulties to develop.

National Assembly Chairwoman Vuong Dinh Hue affirmed that Vietnam attaches great importance to and will continue to work closely with Cuba to implement high-level commitments as well as agreed contents of the Intergovernmental Committee of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The two countries on bilateral cooperation contents, including cooperation in health, and Covid-19 epidemic prevention.

On this occasion, the President of the National Assembly announced that the Vietnamese National Assembly would soon support the Cuban National Assembly with some computer equipment to help improve the efficiency of Cuban National Assembly activities. Supporting the two countries’ Friendship Parliamentary Group to continue to be an active bridge in cooperation between the two legislative bodies, the National Assembly Chairwoman announced that the Chairman of the Vietnam-Cuba Friendship Parliamentary Group would be the Chairman of the Committee. Foreign Affairs of the National Assembly Vu Hai Ha.

The talks took place in a warm and friendly atmosphere. National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue cordially invited comrade Esteban Lazo Hernandez to pay an official visit to Vietnam.

For his part, Comrade Esteban Lazo Hernandez cordially invited National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue to pay an official visit to Cuba at an appropriate time.