At the seminar, themed “Two hearts beat as one,” Lieutenant General Víctor Rojo Ramos, Political Chief of the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba and Comrade Meyvis Estévez Echevarría, First Secretary of the National Committee of the Young Communist League, expressed their delight at welcoming the delegation of young officers from the Vietnam People's Army to Cuba.
During the event, young officers of the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba affirmed the Cuban people and youth’s deep respect and special affection for Vietnam.
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Sr. Col. Tran Viet Nang speaks at the event. |
Speaking at the seminar, Senior Colonel Tran Viet Nang, Head of the Vietnamese Military Youth Board and head of the delegation of young officers of the Vietnam People's Army, shared insights into helping young officers have a deeper understanding of the relationship between the two countries. He said that it is necessary to enhance the effectiveness of dissemination and education about the significance, importance, history, and tradition of the special friendship and comprehensive cooperation between the two parties, states, peoples, and militaries.
As part of the program, the Vietnamese delegation visited an armored division, a key unit of the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces, during which the Vietnamese young officers learned about the history of the division and its political-ideological work and visited the young officers’ club.
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The Vietnamese delegation offers flowers at the President Ho Chi Minh Monument in Havana. |
At the unit, the Vietnamese young officers joined various lively cultural and artistic exchanges with their Cuban peers. After that, they visited the José Martí Military Technical Institute, an institution named after the Cuban national hero and where President Fidel Castro once studied. This traditional institution has trained many talented cadets from Vietnam and serves as a testament to the special cooperative relationship between the two militaries. The delegation also laid flowers at the President Ho Chi Minh Monument in Havana and visited the Fidel Castro Center, which collects, preserves, and honors the legacy of Cuba’s Commander-in-Chief.
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Vietnamese young officers visit the José Marti Military Technical Institute. |
The Vietnam-Cuba young officer exchange program is an annual event that began in 2022. This is the second time that young officers of the Vietnam People's Army have visited and exchanged with young officers of the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces in Cuba.
The exchange activities will last until August 18. Through meetings and exchanges, young officers of both countries will have a deeper understanding of the loyal, impartial, and close friendship between Vietnam and Cuba over the past 60 years, contributing to preserving and strengthening the special Vietnam-Cuba friendship.
Reported by Ngoc Ha (from Havana, Cuba)
Translated by Tran Hoai