PANO – Minister of National Defence General Phung Quang Thanh on December 21st hosted a reception for Senior Lieutenant General Leopoldo Cintra Frias, Minister of Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces, at the Headquarters of the Defence Ministry.

General Phung Quang Thanh (right) welcoming Senior Lieutenant General Leopoldo Cintra Frias.

 

At the talks with Senior Lieutenant General Leopoldo Cintra Frias, General Phung Quang Thanh expressed pleasure at welcoming the Cuban high-ranking military delegation to Vietnam, saying that the visit of brotherhood and comradeship was even more significant at the time when Vietnam is organizing a series of activities in celebration of the 70th founding anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army and the 25th anniversary of the Whole-People Defence Festival. The Vietnamese General affirmed that Vietnam has highly appreciated and been always grateful to the wholehearted and effective supports of Cuba and other countries in its national salvation cause.

General Phung Quang Thanh and Senior Lieutenant General Leopoldo Cintra Frias inspecting the Guard of Honour at the reception.

 

For his part, Senior Lieutenant General Leopoldo Cintra Frias showed the happiness to visit Vietnam on this special occasion and thanked Vietnam for its warm reception and extended Cuban President Raul Castro’s best wishes and passed his invitation to General Phung Quang Thanh to visit Cuba in the near future.

The talks between General Phung Quang Thanh and Senior Lieutenant General Leopoldo Cintra Frias.

 

At the talks, the two sides reviewed recorded cooperation results in the framework of the defence cooperation development agreement signed in 2011, defence cooperation plan in the period of 2014-2016 inked in 2014 and put forward measures to boost bilateral cooperation in the coming time. General Phung Quang Thanh and Senior Lieutenant General Leopoldo Cintra Frias also discussed issues of common concern.

Translated by Tran Hoai