Cuban media reported extensively on President Diaz-Canel's visit to Vietnam.

www.vietnamplus.vn November 10, 2018 11:07

Cuban media widely published images, articles and detailed information about the visit of Cuban President of the Council of State and Council of Ministers Miguel Diaz-Canel to Vietnam.

General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong and Cuban President Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez review the Guard of Honor of the Vietnam People's Army. Photo: Lam Khanh/VNA

A VNA correspondent in Havana reported that on November 8-9, Cuban newspapers widely published images, articles and detailed information about the visit of Cuban President of the Council of State and Council of Ministers Miguel Diaz-Canel to Vietnam, his first official visit as head of state of Cuba to the brotherly Asian country.

On the very first day President Diaz-Canel arrived in Vietnam, all newspapers and official websites of the Caribbean island nation such as Granma, Juventud Rebelde, Cubadebate, Prensa Latina and the Cuban State News Agency (ACN) simultaneously reported on their front pages all the activities and contacts of the Cuban leader during this memorable visit.

Cubadebate website quoted President Diaz-Canel's sharing on his personal Twitter account during his visit to Vietnam, he expressed: "There are many things to learn from our Vietnamese brothers, who have overcome war, embargo, and the consequences of underdevelopment, through exemplary work, creativity and discipline."

The Cuban leader also highly appreciated the results of his meetings with senior Vietnamese leaders, affirming the two sides' commitment to raising the level of economic relations to the same level as political relations.

Vietnam is the fifth destination in President Miguel Diaz-Canel's tour of European and Asian countries. He previously stopped in France, and visited Russia, North Korea, and China. The last country on the Cuban president's tour is the Lao People's Democratic Republic.

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