Impressed by the development of Hai Phong city, Ms. Teresa Maria Amarelle Boué asked Hai Phong city leaders to share experiences in economic development, tourism and rural development.
Secretary of Hai Phong City Party Committee Le Tien Chau welcomes Ms. Teresa Maria Amarelle Boué, Politburo member, National Assembly member, State Council member, Secretary General Cuban Women's Union. (Photo: Minh Thu/VNA)
On the evening of May 12, Hai Phong City Party Secretary Le Tien Chau and city leaders received a high-level delegation of the Cuban Women's Union, led by Mrs. Teresa Maria Amarelle Boué, Politburo member and delegate. National Assembly, member of the State Council, Secretary General of the Cuban Women's Union as the head of the delegation.
At the meeting, Ms. Teresa Maria Amarelle Boué thanked Hai Phong city for the warm and thoughtful welcome and shared about Cuba's outstanding achievements over the past time, most notably in the proportion of women in the country. women participate in political activities.
Specifically, 55,75% of women are members of the National Assembly (second highest in the world); 47,6% women in the State Council, 48,5% women in the Council of Ministers, 51,5% women in management positions in state agencies. Cuba has always prioritized resources for scientific research.
During the complicated development of COVID-19, Cuba has successfully researched a vaccine to serve the country's people with vaccination results of 98%.
Teresa Maria Amarelle Boué also shared about the challenges Cuba is facing, especially in the period of the information technology boom, many forces use information technology to distort the development reality of the country. . To cope with this situation, Cuba is making efforts to modernize the information technology industry and will establish an Institute of Information Technology in the near future.
Ms. Teresa Maria Amarelle Boué spoke at the meeting. (Photo: Minh Thu/VNA)
Impressed by the development of Hai Phong city, Ms Teresa Maria Amarelle Boué asked Hai Phong city leaders to share experiences in economic development, tourism and rural development.
On behalf of the city's leaders, Secretary of the Hai Phong City Party Committee Le Tien Chau warmly welcomed the delegation, expressed his delight at the outstanding achievements achieved by Cuba in the past time, and at the same time believed in the leadership. The wisdom and ingenuity of the Communist Party of Cuba, the consensus of the Cuban people, the country and the Cuban people will quickly overcome the immediate difficulties and will achieve many outstanding achievements in the coming time.
This is also an opportunity for Hai Phong city to meet loyal friends and comrades and an opportunity for Hai Phong to learn from experience in the field of gender equality.
Sharing about the city's socio-economic development experience, Hai Phong City Party Secretary Le Tien Chau said that Hai Phong is one of the leading cities in socio-economic development of Vietnam. Hai Phong's development is based on high-tech industry, seaport and tourism.
Specifically, the per capita income of Hai Phong is about 7.292 USD/person/year. In 2022, the city's budget revenue will reach over 100 trillion VND, attract over 2 billion USD in foreign direct investment, and attract over 7 million tourists. The city devotes a lot of resources to rural development with the criteria so that life and convenience in the countryside gradually approach urban areas.
According to Secretary of the Hai Phong City Party Committee Le Tien Chau, Hai Phong has a lot of room for cooperation with Cuba, especially in the fields of health, education and tourism. In the coming time, Hai Phong city will make specific proposals for tourism businesses to explore investment cooperation opportunities in this field with Cuba.
Secretary of Hai Phong City Party Committee Le Tien Chau shared about the economic and social development of Hai Phong city with the delegation. (Photo: Minh Thu/VNA)
On the occasion of the 63rd anniversary of the attack on the Moncada barracks (July 26, 7-July 1953, 26), the Cuban Embassy in Vietnam, the Vietnam-Cuba Friendship Association cooperated with the City People's Committee Hai Phong organizes an exchange program Vietnam-Cuba to review historical milestones in the friendly relationship between Vietnam and Cuba, the Cuban people's help to the Vietnamese and Hai Phong people in the war for national independence and reunification. as well as in the process of building and developing the country. On this occasion, the Cuban Embassy in Vietnam delegation visited Hai Phong Port and met with Hai Phong Port officials.
On August 22, 8, Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Hermino Lopez Diaz greeted and worked with the Chairman of Hai Phong City People's Committee to explore opportunities for economic and trade cooperation between Cuba and Hai Phong. Room. The Ambassador also introduced the strengths of Cuba that Hai Phong businesses can cooperate with such as: export of medical services, tourism, sugar, nickel, cigars, coffee, and pharmaceuticals.
