Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh reaffirmed Viet Nam’s solidarity and support for Cuba, during his phone conversation with Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla on Tuesday. 

Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh. Photo: VGP

Minh took the occasion to convey top Vietnamese leaders’ greetings to their Cuban counterparts.

For her part, Bruno said Cuba attaches importance to further deepening the special traditional friendship and comprehensive cooperation with Viet Nam.

He spoke highly of the Southeast Asian country’s efforts in containing the COVID-19 pandemic and maintaining economic growth.

Both sides highly valued the outcomes of the 6th political consultation hosted by Vietnamese Permanent Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son and First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba Marcelino Medina Gonzalez last March, during which the two countries agreed on a practical and comprehensive cooperation plan.

The two Foreign Ministers vowed to continue realizing high-level agreements in order to consolidate Viet Nam-Cuba solidarity, friendship and comprehensive cooperation as well as the bilateral cooperation agenda in 2021.

The sides will focus on experience sharing and consultations on issues of shared concerns, and coordination and mutual support at international and multilateral forums./.