Top Cuban leader pays tribute to President Ho Chi Minh

First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee and President of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez and his spouse Lis Cuesta Peraza laid a wreath and paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Ha Noi on August 31 afternoon.

First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee and President of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez and his spouse Lis Cuesta Peraza pay tribute to President Ho Chi Minh on August 31 afternoon. (Photo: VNA)
First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee and President of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez and his spouse Lis Cuesta Peraza pay tribute to President Ho Chi Minh on August 31 afternoon. (Photo: VNA)

The top Cuban leader and his spouse are in Viet Nam for a state visit and attendance at a ceremony celebrating the 80th anniversary of August Revolution and National Day on September 2.

Earlier, the Cuban leader and his delegation visited the Viet Nam Military History Museum, where they laid flowers at the monument honouring Cuban military experts who supported Vietnam's struggle for independence. The delegation also offered flowers in tribute to Cuban national hero José Martí at his statue in Hanoi's Tao Dan Park and visited the Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Groups.

First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee and President of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez lays a wreath in tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi on August 31 afternoon. (Photo: VNA)
First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee and President of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez lays a wreath in tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi on August 31 afternoon. (Photo: VNA)

Despite being separated by half the globe, the Viet Nam-Cuba relationship has become a model for international relations. From the foundations laid by Cuban national hero José Martí, President Ho Chi Minh, and Cuban leader Fidel Castro, successive generations of leaders and citizens of both countries have nurtured a bond forged through history’s ups and downs.

Over the past 65 years, bilateral cooperation has expanded across all levels, channels, and sectors, structured around three main pillars of political-diplomatic relations as the foundation, economic-trade-investment cooperation as the driving force, and people-to-people exchanges as the binding element.

The Cuban leader’s state visit to Viet Nam once again reaffirms that the solidarity between Viet Nam and Cuba remains a guiding light for cooperation and development, serving the legitimate interests of both nations and contributing to joint efforts for peace, stability, cooperation, and development in the region and the world.

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