Defense Minister hosts reception for Minister of Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces

General Phan Van Giang (left) welcomes Minister of Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces Álvaro López Miera.

Defense Minister General Phan Van Giang and Minister of Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces Álvaro López Miera at the welcome ceremony

General Phan Van Giang and Senior Lieutenant General Álvaro López Miera review the Guards-of-Honor of the Vietnam People's Army.

The official Vietnam visit of Sr. Lt. Gen. Álvaro López Miera is taking place in the context that the exemplary, special solidarity and friendship between the two parties and countries, founded by Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh and Cuban leader Fidel Castro, and constantly cultivated and respected by generations of leaders of the two parties, states, militaries and peoples, has been positively developing. In the fruitful relations between the two countries, the bilateral defense cooperation has been one of the pillars and the model to promote the two sides’ cooperation in other fields.

Vietnamese officers welcome Minister of Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces Álvaro López Miera.

General Phan Van Giang introduced to the Cuban delegation

The hosts and guests in a joint photo

On the basis of the agreement on developing defense cooperation signed in 2011 and the defense cooperation plan in the 2020-2022 period, the two sides have achieved important outcomes in defense industry, air defense - air force, training, military medicine, and others.

The visit aims to consolidate political trust, close solidarity between the two countries, militaries and is a good opportunity for the two sides to exchange issues of common concern.

The two sides will review the results of the bilateral defense cooperation over the past time and make orientations for the ties in the time to come to meet the demands and capacity of each side.

Translated by Mai Huong