Vietnam´s deputy Defense Minister is on official visit to Cuba

HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 27 (acn) Vietnam´s deputy Defense minister Do Ba Ty kicked off an official visit to Cuba on Monday, whose first activity was an homage to Independence Hero Antonio Maceo at his Mausoleum to the west of the Cuban capital.
The visitor was welcomed by the first deputy minister of the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces, Army Corps General Alvaro Lopez Miera, who briefed him on the life of Antonio Maceo and his struggle for Cuban independence from Spanish colonial rule.
According to Cuban television, the top Vietnamese military officer will meet with high-ranking Cuban military to boost bilateral relations.
Cuba and Vietnam established relations on December 2, 1960 and share excellent links.