(VOVWORLD) - During his Cuba visit, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Monday visited the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB) in Havana.
 President Nguyen Xuan Phuc witnesses the signing of agreements between Vietnam and Cuba, September 20, 2021. (Photo: Thong Nhat/VNA) |
The CIGB, a leading biotechnology center, has successfully produced Abdala and four other COVID-19 vaccines.
At the center, President Phuc witnessed the signing of an agreement between CIGB and the Vietnamese Ministry of Health’s Center for Research and Production of Vaccines and Biologicals (POLYVAC) to purchase 5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine from Cuba. Deals were also signed to transfer Cuba’s COVID-19 vaccine production technology to Vietnam.
"During this visit, I’ve witnessed signing of several agreements between Vietnam and Cuba on politics, diplomacy, socio-economics, and healthcare," said Mr. Phuc.
"We share a strong belief in our relationship. I wish the Party, State, and people of Cuba more success on their path towards socialism. I believe that Cuban people will overcome difficulties and make progress in the coming time."