Vietnamese PM reiterates support to Cuba

HAVANA, Cuba, Sep 18 (ACN) (ACN) Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Prime Minister of Vietnam, said today that his country will continue supporting Cuba in overcoming difficulties, particularly in the food supply, and will help the Caribbean nation to take advantage of its potential in development.

The Vietnamese leader welcomed Army General Alvaro Lopez Miera, First Deputy Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR), who will also meet with the Minister of Defense, General Ngo Xuan Lich, and Colonel General Phan Van Giang, Deputy Minister of that portfolio and Chief of Staff of the People's Army, Prensa Latina reported.
Xuan Phuc expressed that "Vietnam is closely following each step forward in Cuba and will be faithful to the fraternal friendly relations that Ho Chi Minh and Fidel Castro established and today grown by the two Communist Parties, armies and people.
For his part, Lopez Miera praised the progress made by Vietnam and expressed Cuba's interest in learning from its experiences in the economy and in specific fields such as food production.
As part of those exchanges, both leaders discussed issues related to defense cooperation for this year and in the future, as well as the political, economic and social situation of each country.