Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh talks on the phone with Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla on Tuesday. VNA/VNS Photo

HÀ NỘI - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh spoke to Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla over the phone on Tuesday on further developing the special friendship between the two countries.

Measures and orientations for stronger cooperation were discussed during the talks.

Minh affirmed Việt Nam’s consistent policy of standing shoulder-to-shoulder with and supporting Cuba.

Bruno, in turn, said Cuba attaches importance to and hopes to deepen its special friendship and comprehensive cooperation with Việt Nam. He appreciated Việt Nam’s efforts to both respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and maintain economic growth.

Both sides spoke highly of the outcomes of the sixth Political Consultation at the deputy foreign ministerial level held via video conference on March 2.

They asserted the determination to carry out high-level commitments to tightening bilateral solidarity, special friendship and all-round collaboration, and effectively implement the bilateral agenda in 2021, including sharing experience and consultations on issues of mutual concern, coordinating closely and supporting each other at international organisations and multilateral forums. VNA/VNS