Party General Secretary and State President Tô Lâm (right) had talks with Cuban Ambassador to Việt Nam Orlando Nicolas Hernandez Guillen. — VNA/VNS Photo

HÀ NỘI — Party General Secretary and State President Tô Lâm hosted a reception for Cuban Ambassador to Việt Nam Orlando Nicolas Hernandez Guillen in Hà Nội on Thursday.

The top leader asked the ambassador to convey his thanks to First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of Cuba Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez for Cuba’s readiness to dispatch experts and doctors to Việt Nam, helping the country deal with the devastating consequences of Typhoon Yagi.

Lâm noted with pleasure the fruitful developments of the bilateral relations, and affirmed that Việt Nam consistently treasures the solidarity and special solidarity between the two Parties, countries, and peoples.

He thanked Miguel Diaz-Canel for inviting him to pay a state visit to Cuba, and expressed his hope that the visit will contribute to consolidating trust and tightening solidarity between the two nations, raising cooperation efficiency, and advancing the Việt Nam-Cuba ties to a new period, with practical and sustainable development.

For his part, the ambassador affirmed that the Cuban Party, State, and people always keep a close watch on and highly value Việt Nam's reform achievements over the past nearly 40 years, as well as its experience in socio-economic development, external relation expansion, and international integration.

Such achievements have not only given more strengths to the country, but also improved its reputation and position in the region and the world, he said.

He said the visit by Lâm, his spouse, and a high-ranking delegation of Việt Nam is anticipated in Cuba, stressing it also demonstrates Cuban high-ranking leaders’ will and readiness to constantly consolidate and strengthen the relations.

The diplomat expressed his firm belief that the visit will contribute to creating new momentum for the bilateral ties to grow further in the time ahead.

On this occasion, Lâm asked the ambassador to convey his regards to Miguel Diaz-Canel, Cuban revolution leader Raúl Castro Ruz, and other high-ranking leaders of the Cuban Party and State. — VNA/VNS