Within the framework of the official visit to Cuba from August 22-24, the delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam led by Comrade Nguyen Trong Nghia, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Head of the Central Propaganda Department, coordinated with the Communist Party of Cuba to organize a workshop on the contributions of President Ho Chi Minh and Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro to the Vietnam-Cuba brotherhood.
According to VNA correspondent in Havana, speaking at the workshop, comrade Nguyen Trong Nghia commented that the speeches of Director of the Center for Military History Research, Lieutenant Colonel Jose M. Cereijo Torres, and former Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Fredesman Turro González highlighted the great stature and noble values in the revolutionary ideology of President Ho Chi Minh and Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro.
The Head of the Central Propaganda Department emphasized that there are many similarities between the two personalities and revolutionary ideologies.
President Ho Chi Minh and Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro were both pioneers who paved the way and led the way in the struggle for human dignity, the uncompromising struggle against colonialism, oppression and injustice.
President Ho Chi Minh and Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro not only fought and devoted their entire lives to the cause of national liberation of Cuba and Vietnam, but also guided the Cuban and Vietnamese people on the path of fighting for complete liberation, firmly ensuring independence, freedom and happiness for all people - a path that links national independence and socialism.
For his part, Comrade Rogelio Polanco Fuentes, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Ideological Department of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee, highlighted the need to propagate the ideology of leader Fidel and President Ho Chi Minh, who laid the foundation for the Cuba-Vietnam relationship, a special, loyal, pure friendship that is rare in international relations.
During the visit, Comrade Nguyen Trong Nghia and the delegation paid courtesy calls to Politburo member and Permanent Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Secretariat Roberto Morales Ojeda and Politburo member and Vice President of Cuba Salvador Valdes Mesa; met with Secretary General of the National Assembly and Council of State of Cuba Homero Acosta Alvarez; and worked with President of the Cuban Institute of Information and Social Communications Alfonso Noya Martinez.
During the meetings, the delegation emphasized that the purpose of the visit was to contribute to consolidating and tightening the special friendship with the Communist Party of Cuba; promoting cooperation on Party channels; exchanging and sharing experiences in theoretical research, political, ideological and ethical education; information, propaganda, protecting ideological foundations, fighting against false and distorted information; and strengthening cooperation in many fields.
The Cuban leaders warmly welcomed the delegation; highlighted the significance of Comrade Nguyen Trong Nghia's first visit as Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Propaganda Department, to the "Island of Freedom", especially in the context that Cuba has just organized activities to celebrate the 97th anniversary of the birth of Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro (August 13, 1926 - August 13, 2023) and the 70th anniversary of the attack on the Moncada fortress (July 26, 1953 - July 26, 2023), an event that marked the awakening moment of the entire Latin America, the beginning of the Cuban Revolution and the rise of Latin American countries to fight for national independence.
At the meeting with embassy officials, Vietnamese representative agencies, students and overseas Vietnamese in Cuba, comrade Nguyen Trong Nghia informed the main points of the viewpoints, policies and guidelines of the Party and State, the socio-economic development, foreign affairs and international integration of the country; visited and listened to the proposals of young people, businesses and compatriots far from the Fatherland.
Comrade Nguyen Trong Nghia highly appreciated the contributions and achievements of the Embassy and representative agencies in the past time; encouraged the staff of the Embassy and representative agencies to continue to make efforts to better fulfill the political tasks assigned by the Party and State.
Comrade Nguyen Trong Nghia also shared the aspirations of overseas Vietnamese, hoping that they would continue to integrate well with the local community, while also turning to their homeland and promoting their important role as a bridge to further strengthen the Vietnam-Cuba friendship.
During his time working in Cuba, Comrade Nguyen Trong Nghia and the delegation offered flowers to commemorate President Ho Chi Minh at the park named after him in the capital city of Havana and visited the Fidel Castro Center, which collects, preserves, conserves and honors the legacy of the Cuban Commander-in-Chief.
According to VNA/Vietnam+
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