The historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, sent his reflection "Recuerdos Imborrables" (Indelible Memories) today to Vietnam''s Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, in which he recalls his visit to a liberated zone of this country that fought a 40 year war.
Tan Dung received the text with heartfelt gratitude, along with photos of the event and a personal greeting from Fidel Castro and President Raul Castro, from Cuban Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment, Rodrigo Malmierca, who are attending the 31st session of the Vietnam-Cuba Intergovernmental Commission.
The Head of Government said he appreciated the valuable testimonies of solidarity from Cuba, and especially from Fidel Castro, in that difficult time for the Vietnamese people, which the Cuban leader vividly expressed in all its significance.
Malmierca informed Tan Dung on the bilateral cooperation work begun yesterday in the capital, aimed at agreeing on a strategy for the medium term in economy, trade and other areas with the common will to elevate those ties to the same level of the politicians.
The Vietnamese leader reiterated the desire of the Communist Party, the State and the Government to enhance the opportunities to grow and strengthen exchanges in benefit of mutual development.