General Secretary To Lam and his wife Ngo Phuong Ly, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez and his wife Lis Cuesta Peraza pose for a group photo. Photo: VNA

At the invitation of General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam and his wife Ngo Phuong Ly, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, President of the Republic of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez and his wife Lis Cuesta Peraza arrived in Hanoi, paying a State visit to Vietnam, attending the 80th anniversary of the successful August Revolution and the National Day of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam from August 31 to September 2, 2025.

On the morning of September 1, the official welcoming ceremony for the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, President of the Republic of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez and his wife was solemnly held at the Presidential Palace.

General Secretary To Lam and his wife chaired the welcoming ceremony.

Attending the welcoming ceremony were comrades: Do Van Chien, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front; Nguyen Xuan Thang, Politburo member, Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council; General Phan Van Giang, Politburo member, Minister of National Defense; General Luong Tam Quang, Politburo member, Minister of Public Security; Le Hoai Trung, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs; Vo Thi Anh Xuan, Party Central Committee member, Vice President; Bui Thanh Son, Party Central Committee member, Deputy Prime Minister; Nguyen Duc Hai, Party Central Committee member, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly; Pham Gia Tuc, Party Central Committee member, Chief of the Party Central Committee Office; Vu Hai Ha, Party Central Committee member, member of the National Assembly Standing Committee, Deputy Secretary of the National Assembly Party Committee, Chairman of the Vietnam - Cuba Friendship Parliamentarians' Group; Tran Sy Thanh, Member of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of Hanoi People's Committee...

Madam Ngo Phuong Ly and Madam Lis Cuesta Peraza with Hanoi children at the welcoming ceremony. Photo: VNA

At exactly 8:50 a.m., the motorcade carrying the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, President of the Republic of Cuba Miguel Díaz - Canel Bermúdez and his wife, along with other members of the delegation, entered the Presidential Palace. A large number of children in the capital stood along both sides of the road, waving Vietnamese and Cuban flags, warmly welcoming the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, President of the Republic of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez and his wife, along with the high-ranking delegation of the Republic of Cuba.

General Secretary To Lam and his wife warmly welcomed First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, President of the Republic of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez and his wife at the car door.

General Secretary To Lam and First Secretary and President of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez on the podium, listening to the military band playing the national anthems of the two countries. Photo: VNA

Next, General Secretary To Lam invited First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez to step up to the podium. The military band played the national anthems of Cuba and Vietnam. General Secretary To Lam and First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez reviewed the honor guard and introduced the officials from both sides present at the welcoming ceremony.

General Secretary To Lam and First Secretary and President of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez review the Guard of Honor of the Vietnam People's Army. Photo: VNA

Immediately after the official welcoming ceremony, General Secretary To Lam held talks with First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez.

Vietnam and Cuba established diplomatic relations on December 2, 1960. During the resistance war against American imperialism to save the country, Cuba was always a symbol and a pioneer in the world people's movement to unite in support of Vietnam's just struggle, giving Vietnam valuable and effective support and assistance.

Despite being half a world apart, the traditional solidarity, special friendship and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Cuba have become a model in international relations. From the first bricks laid by Cuban National Hero José Martí, President Ho Chi Minh, Cuban Leader Fidel Castro and nurtured by many generations of leaders and people of the two countries, that relationship has been forged through the ups and downs of history and remains strong to this day as its inherent nature.

Over the past 65 years, cooperation between the two countries has been widely implemented at all levels, channels and fields, with three main pillars, including politics - diplomacy as the foundation, economy - trade - investment as the driving force and people-to-people exchange as the glue.

The State visit to Vietnam by First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, President of the Republic of Cuba Miguel Mario Diáz Canel Bermúdez and his wife once again affirmed that the solidarity between Vietnam and Cuba continues to be a torch illuminating the path of cooperation and development for the legitimate interests of each country, contributing to the common efforts for peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and the world.

According to baochinhphu.vn

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