The six-day trip, made at the invitation of National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man, also includes co-chairing the second session of the Viet Nam – Cuba Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Committee.
He was greeted at Noi Bai International Airport by NA Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Thanh, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dang Hoang Giang, full-time deputy at the NA’s Committee for National Defence, Security, and Foreign Affairs Thai Quynh Mai Dung, and Cuban Ambassador to Viet Nam Rogelio Polanco Fuentes, among others.
This visit takes place as the two countries are celebrating the 65th anniversary of their diplomatic relations. It is also the fifth time that Esteban Lazo Hernandez has visited Viet Nam in his capacity as head of Cuba’s legislature.
According to Vietnamese Ambassador to Cuba Le Quang Long, the visit is not only part of the annual high-level exchanges between the two parliaments but also a major political and diplomatic event contributing to the Viet Nam – Cuba special solidarity and traditional friendship.
A highlight of the trip will be the second session of the countries' Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Committee. Ambassador Long noted that although it was established recently, the committee has already proven its role as a direct and organised mechanism for regular discussions between the two legislative bodies.
