In recent years, Vietnamese and Cuban ministries and sectors have joined hands together to overcome difficulties brought by the Covid-19 pandemic, while reinforcing and developing cooperation in all fields, noted the PM.

PM Pham Minh Chinh symbolically hands over the gift of 10,000 tonnes of rice as a gift from the Party, State and people of Vietnam to Cuba.

The two sides recalled the fruitful outcomes of telephone talks between Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee and President of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermudez on May 5 and July 27, as well as talks between PM Chinh and his Cuban counterpart Manuel Marrero Cruz on July 1.

On the basis of high-level agreements between the two countries, PM Chinh asked Ambassador Orlando Nicolás Hernández Guillén to coordinate with ministries, sectors and agencies of both sides to effectively implement orientations and measures to strengthen the traditional solidarity and friendship and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries.

He underlined the significance of bilateral cooperation and experience sharing in clinical trials, licencing and transferring of Cuba’s Covid-19 vaccine production technology in Vietnam following agreements reached in the recent talks between the Vietnamese and Cuban PMs.

On the occasion, PM Chinh announced that Vietnam will present Cuba 10,000 tonnes of rice, while Hanoi also offers Havana 2,000 tonnes of rice with a hope of easing difficulties facing Cuban people amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

He added that Vietnam will ship the rice to Cuba as soon as possible, expressing his hope that the two sides will continue to strengthen cooperation to ensure food security for Cuba.

For his part, Ambassador Orlando Nicolás Hernández Guillén thanked the Party, State and people of Vietnam for the support, which reflects the special traditional friendship between the two countries.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (R) receives Cuban Ambassador Orlando Nicolás Hernández Guillén in Hanoi on July 29.

He pledged to work hard to make more contributions to the reinforcement of the special traditional friendship, fraternal solidarity and comprehensive cooperation as well as mutual trust between the two Parties, States, Governments and peoples, especially in hard time.

He vowed to coordinate closely with relevant agencies of both sides to promote bilateral cooperation in Covid-19 vaccine production in Vietnam.

Following the reception, PM Chinh symbolically handed over the gift of 10,000 tonnes of rice from the Party, State and people of Vietnam to Cuba, and leaders of the Hanoi Party Committee presented symbolically 2,000 tonnes of rice from Hanoi to Havana to the Cuban Ambassador.

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Vietnam treasures international support in pandemic combat

The Vietnamese Party, State, Government and people always treasure the practical and timely support of international friends during the Covid-19 fight, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Source: NDO/VNA