Viglacera presents 100 tonnes of rice to Cuban medical staff
Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Lianys Torres Rivera has received 100 tonnes of rice from Deputy General Director of the Viglacera Corporation Tran Ngoc Anh.
Hanoi (VNA) - CubanAmbassador to Vietnam Lianys To𓄧rres Rivera has received 100 tonnes of rice fromDeputy General Director of the Viglacera Corporation Tran Ngoc Anh.
The rice is a giftfrom Viglacera’s Vimariel S.A company based at the Mariel special economic zonein Cuba for frontline medical staff fighting COVID-19 in the country. Speaking at the presentation ceremony,Anh said the gift reflects the solidarity with and appreciation of Cuba’smedical workers in the fight. Ambassador Torres, forher part, said Vietnam always joins together with the Cuban people at difficultmoments, and the Cuban people were also delighted with the gift of 5,000 tonnesrice presented recently by the Vietnamese Party, State, and people. She expressed her beliefthat with international solidarity and ceaseless efforts by the two countries’political systems and authorities, Vietnam and Cuba will defeat the pandemicand move forward./.
Permanent Secretary of the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCMCYU) Doan Nguyen Anh Tuan discussed with Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Lianys Torres Rivera about cooperation activities between Vietnamese and Cuban youths, during a working session in Hanoi on March 23 on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties.
Minister of Construction Pham Hong Ha on April 17 handed a letter from Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong, addressed to Cuban high-ranking leaders, to the country's Ambassador Lianys Torres Rivera, as well as the token of the 5,000 tonnes of rice from the Vietnamese Government and people to the Cuban people to support their COVID-19 fight.
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