NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue arrives in Havana, beginning official visit to Cuba
(VOVWORLD) - Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue arrived at Jose Marti airport in Havana on Tuesday afternoon (local time), starting his official visit to Cuba at the invitation of President of the Cuban National Assembly Esteban Lazo Hernandez.
 National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue arrives in Havana for an official visit to Cuba (Photo: VOV) |
The visit takes place on the occasion of the two countries celebrating their major events such as the 60th anniversary of Cuba's establishment of the Committee for Solidarity with South Vietnam, the 50th anniversary of Cuban leader Fidel Castro Ruz's first visit to Vietnam, and of the liberated zone in South Vietnam when the war was going on.
 A welcome for National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue (photo: VOV) |
During the visit, the top Vietnamese legislator is scheduled to attend a special session of the 10th Cuban National Assembly, sign a cooperation agreement between the two NAs, and have meetings with high-ranking leaders of the Party and State of Cuba. He will attend the 62nd anniversary of the Giron Beach Victory and the Vietnam-Cuba business forum, and meet the Vietnamese community in Cuba.
He will witness the exchange of cooperation agreements between the countries’ ministries and localities, and attend several economic, cultural and educational activities.
Chairman Hue’s official visit to Cuba is the highest-level trip of a Vietnamese leader to Cuba and to Latin America in 2023. Chairman Hue is also the first foreign leader to visit Cuba after its recent National Assembly election.
The visit reaffirms that Vietnam always attaches importance to consolidating and strengthening special solidarity and loyal friendship with Cuba, and fostering cooperation between the two legislatures and the bilateral partnership in all fields.