Cuban PM Manuel Marrero Cruz honoured with Ho Chi Minh Order

Cuban PM Manuel Marrero Cruz has been presented with Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh Order in recognition of his great contributions to strengthening the special relationship between Vietnam and Cuba.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh of Vietnam, on behalf of the Vietnamese Party, State, government and people, pinned the order to the Cuban PM’s chest, at a ceremony held in Hanoi on September 29.

Speaking at the ceremony, Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz spoke highly of the close bond between Cuba and Vietnam that was cultivated by late President Fidel Castro of Cuba and late President Ho Chi Minh of Vietnam and has stood the test of time for more than six decades.

Earlier, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz discussed measures to enhance bilateral cooperation more practically and effectively in many fields during their talks.

The two PMs agreed on measures to enhance cooperation in fields such as politics, diplomacy, national security and defence, trade and investment, agriculture, health and education and training. They shared the target of developing the economic ties to the same level as their good political relations.

The two sides agreed on ways to stabilise bilateral trade relations and to create conditions for businesses of the two countries to do business and invest in the fields of infrastructure development for industrial zones and tourism, production of construction materials and consumer products and renewable energies as well as measures to expand cooperation to other potential sectors.

They agreed to share experience in building an independent and self-reliant economy associated with extensive and effective international integration in adaptation with global economic challenges.

Cuban PM Cruz congratulated Vietnam on the great and comprehensive renewal achievements made by the country as well as its pandemic control and socio-economic recovery and development. He affirmed that Cuba always attaches great importance to and wishes to deepen the special traditional friendship and comprehensive cooperation with Vietnam.