HAVANA, Cuba, Sep 27 (ACN) President Tran Dai Quang, a close friend of Cuba, "will always be remembered as a great promoter of ties of friendship and cooperation among our peoples, whose relationship has a unique and special character.
This can be read in the book of condolences, opened at the embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in Cuba, on the death of its president, which was signed this Wednesday morning, on behalf of the Cuban people and government, by José Ramón Machado Ventura, Second Secretary of the Party and Salvador Valdés Mesa, First Vice President of the Councils of State and Ministers.
Granma newspaper reports that General Leopoldo Cintra Frias, Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces, Marcelino Medina, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, as well as other authorities, also attended the tribute.
In his words to the press at the Vietnamese embassy, Valdés Mesa recalled the commemoration of the 45th anniversary of the visit of Commander in Chief Fidel Castro to the south of Vietnam, the only Head of State who visited that liberated area, and recalled his recent meeting with President Tran Dai Quang, which he described as "sincere, pleasant and cordial".
He assured that for Cuba "it is a duty to pay homage, honors and always keep it in mind, as well as the deep friendship that unites us and that we have passed on to the new generations".
In the name of this deep bond, the Vietnamese ambassador to Cuba, Nguyen Trung Thanh, told Granma that relations between our peoples can be summarized in Fidel's phrase: "for Vietnam Cuba is willing to give even its blood," or in the words of the Secretary General of the Communist Party of his country, who expressed: "solidarity with Cuba is order and heart.
He recognized that "that will of sacrifice has been manifested in many actions during several decades and also in these moments, which shows the natural and spontaneous affection between Vietnamese and Cubans.
Nguyen Trung Thanh sent a greeting to Cuba and reiterated the commitment of the Vietnamese people to be "side by side, side by side with the Cubans. The brotherhood between Cuba and Vietnam is eternal.
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