Cuba highly values ​​its rice cooperation with Vietnam.

The First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, highly appreciated the rice production project implemented by Vietnam's Agri-VMA company in Los Palacios district, Pinar del Rio province, Cuba.

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez (right) receives Agri-VMA Chairman Nguyen Van Quang. Photo: VNA.

According to the Vietnam News Agency correspondent in Cuba, during a meeting with the Chairman of Agri-VMA, Nguyen Van Quang, Mr. Miguel Díaz-Canel expressed his pleasure at the successful progress in rice production cooperation between Cuba and Vietnam, based on three methods implemented by Agri-VMA. These methods include combining rice cultivation on land under a 100% foreign-owned enterprise model, cooperation agreements with Cuban producers, and the sale of agricultural supplies and technology packages to Cuban farmers using foreign currency.

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez praised the rice production project in Cuba by the Agri-VMA company. Photo: VNA.

Chairman Miguel Díaz-Canel emphasized that the results of cooperation with Agri-VMA reflect the consensus reached with the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, To Lam, during his visit to Cuba in September 2024. He urged Agri-VMA to complete the agreed-upon plans and continue to strengthen cooperation in the production and marketing of agricultural supplies and technology packages with Cuban farmers.

For his part, Mr. Nguyen Van Quang affirmed that, in accordance with the decision of the Vietnamese leadership, the company is fully ready to continue supporting the brotherly nation of Cuba in overcoming the current difficult economic times.

The scene at the meeting. Photo: VNA

Source: https://baotintuc.vn/thoi-su/cuba-danh-gia-cao-hop-tac-lua-gao-voi-viet-nam-20260319100122996.htm