General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and President of Vietnam Tô Lâm and First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee and President of Cuba Miguel Diaz Canel Bermudez review the guards of honour. — VNA/VNS Photo Lâm Khánh

HAVANA — First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee and President of Cuba Miguel Diaz Canel Bermudez presided over a grand welcome ceremony at the highest protocol for heads of states for General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam and President of Việt Nam Tô Lam on September 26 afternoon (Cuba time).

After the ceremony, the two leaders held talks to assess the outcomes of the cooperation between Việt Nam and Cuba in the recent past and outline orientations to enhance cooperation effectiveness in all aspects, towards taking the bilateral relationship to a new stage with increasingly substantive and sustainable development in the interests of the two peoples.

Following the talks, they are expected to witness the signing of cooperative documents between ministries, sectors and businesses of the two countries.

The state visit of Party General Secretary and President Tô Lâm to Cuba bears historic significance, opening up a new phase in the cooperation and special friendship between the two countries. — VNS

First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee and President of Cuba Miguel Diaz Canel Bermudez and General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam and President of Việt Nam Tô Lâm review the guard of honour. — VNA/VNS Photo Lâm Khánh