Vietnam entrega a Cuba donativo de 10 mil toneladas de arroz
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Vietnam entregó a Cuba un donativo de 10 mil toneladas de arroz, como muestra de los estrechos e históricos vínculos entre ambas naciones. El gesto solidario fue realizado en cumplimiento de los acuerdos establecidos durante la visita del secretario general del Partido Comunista de Vietnam, To Lam,

Vietnam donated 10,000 tons of rice to Cuba, demonstrating the close and historic ties between the two nations.

The gesture of solidarity was made in compliance with the agreements established during the visit of the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, To Lam, to the Caribbean country in September of last year.

During the delivery ceremony, held in the Mariel Special Development Zone, the donation of another 1,500 tons of rice was announced, in the name of Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc.

At the event, Vietnamese Deputy Finance Minister Le Tan Can expressed the country’s willingness to continue expanding and strengthening economic, trade, and investment relations with Cuba.

“Vietnam will always stand by Cuba, as it has demonstrated throughout history. This donation is a gesture of gratitude and solidarity with the Cuban people,” he emphasized.

For her part, Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade Aracelys Cardoso emphasized the importance of the donation and highlighted that it symbolizes the unbreakable brotherhood between Vietnam and Cuba, based on decades of mutual support and cooperation.

“Once again, Vietnam is reaching out to us in difficult times,” Cardoso reiterated, adding that “this rice donation demonstrates the special nature of the ties between Cuba and Vietnam, as this grain is an essential part of the Cuban people’s diet.”

As part of the ceremony, Ana Teresa Igarza, Director General of the Mariel Special Development Zone Office, briefed the Vietnamese delegation on the businesses and projects established in the business enclave, as well as the benefits of investing in the area.

Igarza highlighted Vietnam’s participation as the main Asian investor in Cuba, with seven deals in sectors such as light industry, fertilizer and food production, and renewable energy.