The Vietnamese side has confirmed to contribute rice seeds to Cuba’s upcoming national rice cultivation programme.

Upon learning of the passing of Cuban Deputy Prime Minister Ricardo Cabrisas Ruiz, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, on behalf of the leaders of the Vietnamese Party and Government, on September 17 sent a message of condolences to his Cuban counterpart Manuel Marrero, the Government of Cuba, and the family of the late official.

Fifty-two years ago, in September 1973, when Viet Nam’s Quang Tri province was still scarred by the ravages of war, Fidel Castro Ruz, the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, became the first and only foreign head of state to visit the liberated zone in South Viet Nam at that time.