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The bus is decorated with pictures of Fidel Castro waving the flag of the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam on Hill 41 in Quang Tri in September 1973. (Photo: SGGP) |
At a ceremony to launch the bus trip held by the Cuban Consulate General in the city, Consul General Ariadne Feo Labrda stressed that Fidel was the first and only head of state in the world to visit the liberated zone in Southern Vietnam when the war was still going on.
The visit showed the world that Vietnam was not alone in its struggle and affirmed the unconditional support of the Cuban people for Vietnam, she said.
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Consul General of the Republic of Cuba to HCMC Ariadne Feo Labrada speaks at the event. (Photo: SGGP) |
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Cuban Minister of Construction Rene Antonio Mesa Villafana (Photo: SGGP) |
Cuban Minister of Construction Rene Antonio Mesa Villafana said the struggle of the Vietnamese people was not only for Vietnam’s own independence but also for the world's revolutionary movement for national liberation.
Vietnam has been, and is still an example and a source of encouragement for Cuba’s struggle, he said.
He highlighted that the Cuba-Vietnam relationship has been expanding across the fields despite the far geological distance, economic difficulties and even during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Consul General of the Republic of Cuba to HCMC Ariadne Feo Labrada offers a gift to Head of the Propaganda and Education Board of the City Party Committee Phan Nguyen Nhu Khue. (Photo: SGGP) |
Following the ceremony, Minister Rene Antonio Mesa Villafana and Head of the Propaganda and Education Board of the City Party Committee Phan Nguyen Nhu Khue, along with foreign delegates and representatives from agencies and organizations in HCMC boarded the two buses for the trip around the city.
The buses were decorated with pictures of Fidel Castro waving the flag of the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam on Hill 41 in Quang Tri in September 1973.
