Cuban President Díaz-Canel arrives in Vietnam

Photos by Alejandro Azcuy

By Leticia Martínez & René Tamayo, translated from the Spanish

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez arrived in Hanoi on Sunday morning to attend the event commemorating the 80th anniversary of the proclamation of independence and the founding of what was then the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. He joins leaders and delegations from around the world who are coming to the capital to support the Vietnamese people in what is anticipated to be an unprecedented celebration.

At Noi Bai International Airport, the Head of State was welcomed by Nguyen Xuan Thang, a member of the Political Bureau, director of the Ho Chi Minh National Political Academy, and chairman of the Central Theoretical Council, along with other officials from the party, government, and the Friendship Association between the two countries. Approximately 200 people, carrying Cuban and Vietnamese flags and displaying the joy with which true friends are welcomed, were also present at the terminal this morning.

As planned in advance, the Cuban president will subsequently visit China and Laos as part of a tour of this Asian region. In China, he will attend the event commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, where a significant military parade will also take place.

His agenda in Vietnam, which he visited in 2018, includes meetings with To Lam, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Luong Cuong, President of the Republic, Phan Minh Chinh, Prime Minister, and Tran Than Man, Speaker of the National Assembly.

He will also visit companies in the biopharmaceutical and telecommunications sectors that have strong connections with their counterparts on the island. Furthermore, he will meet with Vietnamese business leaders from key sectors of Cuba's economy.

This visit occurs as part of the celebrations marking the 65th anniversary of the establishment of relations between Cuba and Vietnam, which will be celebrated on December 2, 2025, and has been designated as the "Year of Vietnam-Cuba Friendship."

The delegation accompanying the Cuban President on this visit is made up of Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, the Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR), Army Corps General Álvaro López Miera, both members of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of Cuba; the member of the Central Committee and head of its Department of International Relations, Emilio Lozada García, as well as the heads of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment, Oscar Pérez-Oliva Fraga, of Agriculture, Ydael Pérez Brito, the President of the Biocubafarma Business Group, Mayda Mauri Pérez, as well as other officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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