Nghe An Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy received Chairman of the Committee for the Defense of the Cuban Revolution Gerardo Hernandez Nordelo
(Baonghean.vn) - Comrade Gerardo Hernandez Nordelo expressed his joy and honor to visit Nghe An, the hometown of President Ho Chi Minh, on the occasion of the 133rd anniversary of his birth (May 19, 1890 - May 19, 2023).
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Nghe An Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy happily welcomed comrade Gerardo Hernandez Nordelo and the delegation to visit Nghe An. Photo: Thanh Duy |
Also attending were comrade Nguyen Huu Dung - Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front and members of the working delegation.
On the side of Nghe An province, there were comrades: Vo Thi Minh Sinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Chairwoman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province; Nguyen Nhu Khoi - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; together with leaders of the Provincial Party Committee Office, the Provincial People's Committee Office and a number of departments and branches.
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Panorama of the reception for the high-ranking delegation of the Cuban Committee for the Defense of the Revolution. Photo: Thanh Duy |
At the reception, on behalf of the delegation, comrade Gerardo Hernandez Nordelo expressed his joy and honor to visit Nghe An, the hometown of President Ho Chi Minh, especially on the occasion of the 133rd anniversary of his birth (May 19, 1890 - May 19, 2023).
Thanking the province for its warm and thoughtful welcome, the Chairman of the Cuban Revolutionary Defense Committee expressed his admiration and congratulated the socio-economic achievements of Vietnam in general and Nghe An province in particular in the cause of renovation. This is a very important example and experience for Cuba in the development process.
Emphasizing the very special relationship between Cuba and Vietnam, comrade Gerardo Hernandez Nordelo thanked Vietnam, including Nghe An province, for always accompanying and standing side by side with Cuba on its revolutionary journey from 1959 to the present, especially for supporting the struggle to lift the blockade and embargo against Cuba.
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Comrade Gerardo Hernandez Nordelo - Chairman of the Committee for the Defense of the Cuban Revolution talks with Comrade Thai Thanh Quy - Secretary of the Nghe An Provincial Party Committee. Photo: Thanh Duy |
Pleased to welcome comrade Gerardo Hernandez Nordelo and the delegation of the Cuban Revolutionary Defense Committee to visit and work in the province, Nghe An Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy affirmed: In the minds of the Vietnamese people, mentioning Cuba means mentioning a heroic island nation, rich in humanity and self-reliance.
Vietnam and Cuba have similarities in the process of nation building and defense, revolutionary aspirations and ideals, and the heroic tradition of independence, freedom, sovereignty and self-determination of the two peoples.
Founded by President Ho Chi Minh and President Fidel Castro, and continued and cultivated by generations of leaders and people of the two countries, the two nations, although located on the Eastern and Western halves of the globe, tens of thousands of kilometers apart, have a special, loyal, pure, and warm friendship that is rare in international relations.
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Nghe An Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy talks with comrade Gerardo Hernandez Nordelo. Photo: Thanh Duy |
Cuba is the leading country in the world people's movement supporting Vietnam's struggle for independence, freedom, protection and national construction. Thousands of Cuban engineers, doctors and military experts have come to support Vietnam, including those who have fallen; hundreds of thousands of tons of sugar have been provided as aid; many welfare and social security projects; thousands of Vietnamese students have been trained for free at Cuban universities...
During the recent difficult time of the Covid-19 outbreak, Cuba supported the Party, State and People of Vietnam with a large amount of Covid-19 vaccines and medical supplies, contributing to helping Vietnam control the epidemic soon, recover and develop the economy and society.
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Nghe An Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy presents a souvenir to comrade Gerardo Hernandez Nordelo. Photo: Thanh Duy |
Reviewing the important milestones in the relationship between the two countries, Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy expressed that over the past 63 years, since the two countries officially established diplomatic relations (December 2, 1960), the relationship between Vietnam and Cuba has always been affirmed as an exemplary relationship, traditional friendship, comprehensive cooperation and loyal solidarity; becoming a symbol of the era, a precious asset and a great source of encouragement for the cause of protecting and building socialism in each country.
Affirming the consistent continuation of the special friendship between the two Parties, States and Peoples of Vietnam and Cuba, Nghe An Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy informed the working delegation of the Cuban Revolutionary Protection Committee about the province's natural characteristics, socio-economic development situation, and cooperative relations with Cuba. In particular, Nghe An province established the Nghe An-Cuba Friendship Association in 1996. Since then, the Association has been actively operating and achieved certain results.
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Comrade Gerardo Hernandez Nordelo pinned the badge of the Cuban Revolutionary Defense Committee to comrade Thai Thanh Quy - Secretary of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee. Photo: Thanh Duy |
In the coming time, Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy hopes that the Chairman of the Committee for the Protection of the Cuban Revolution and the Embassy of the Republic of Cuba in Vietnam will create a bridge to enhance exchange activities, experience sharing, and twinning between localities; cooperation, trade promotion, especially in areas where Cuba has strengths: Pharmaceuticals, medical training, expert exchange in various fields...
In the 2023 foreign affairs plan, Nghe An province plans to organize a working delegation to visit and work in Cuba. The Provincial Party Secretary hopes to receive the attention and support of the Cuban Revolutionary Defense Committee and the Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to Vietnam so that the working trip of the Nghe An Provincial Delegation will achieve many good results.
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Leaders of Nghe An province, the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front and the Committee for the Protection of the Cuban Revolution took a souvenir photo. Photo: Thanh Duy |
In the special traditional friendship, brotherly solidarity, comprehensive cooperation, and mutual trust between the two Parties, States, and peoples of Cuba and Vietnam, comrade Gerardo Hernandez Nordelo believes that the relationship between Cuba and Nghe An will increasingly be tightened and connected in many fields, especially cooperation opportunities in the economic field...
On this occasion, comrade Gerardo Hernandez Nordelo invited the delegation of Nghe An province to visit Cuba and attend the 10th Congress of the Committee for the Defense of the Cuban Revolution.
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Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy talks with comrade Gerardo Hernandez Nordelo. Photo: Thanh Duy |
Nghe An Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy respectfully thanked Comrade Gerardo Hernandez Nordelo for his invitation and said he would coordinate with the Embassies of the two countries to arrange the most appropriate program; wishing the 10th Congress of the Committee for the Defense of the Cuban Revolution a great success.