Head of the Northeast Department of the General Department of State Reserves Nguyen Quang Hung (L) and General Director of Cuba's Food Export and Import Corporation Alejandro Mustelier Zamora sign the contract on the delivery of 5,000 tons of rice to Cuba, September 14, 2018. (photo: Le Ha/VNA in Cuba) |
Prior to the delivery, Head of the General Department of State Reserves, Do Viet Duc, reiterated the traditional friendship and support of the Vietnamese Party, State, and people for the Cuban people’s revolutionary cause.
Deputy Minister of MINCEX Antonio Carricarte thanked Vietnam for the gift and for helping Cuba increase rice production. He said that long-standing friendship will catapult bilateral cooperation, particularly in trade, investment, and services.