#Cuban leader Fidel Castro

President Vo Van Thuong has welcomed President of the National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba Esteban Lazo Hernandez’s visit to Vietnam to attend a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of Cuban leader Fidel Castro’s trip to the liberated zone in Southern Vietnam.

The central province of Quang Tri on September 15 inaugurated the Fidel Park to mark 45 years since Cuban leader Fidel Castro’s visit to the liberated region in southern Vietnam in 1973.

Tens of thousands of Cubans packed into a public square in Santiago de Cuba on December 3, joining dignitaries to bid farewell to revolutionary leader Fidel Castro in the city where his ashes will be entombed.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on November 30 met Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Havana before leaving Cuba where she paid tribute to deceased former Cuban leader Fidel Castro.

President Tran Dai Quang arrived in Havana on November 16, beginning a three-day official visit to Cuba.