
Leader of Cuban National Assembly commemorates Fidel Castro in Quang Tri
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Cuban National Assembly leader commemorates Fidel Castro in Quang Tri: Vietnamese and Cuban leaders and officials offer flowers in remembrance of Cuban leader Fidel Castro at the Fidel Park in central Quang Tri province’s Dong Ha city. (Photo: VNA) |
Lazo Hernandez is on a visit to Vietnam to attend a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of Cuban leader Fidel Castro’s trip to the newly liberated areas in Quang Binh and Quang Tri provinces despite numerous dangers.
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President of the National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba Esteban Lazo Hernandez meets Vietnamese officials. (Photo: WVR/Duc Khai) |
As the first and only foreign head of state to visit the liberated zone before the war ended, Fidel Castro’s historic visit became a symbol of faithful and fraternal solidarity between the two peoples with noble ideals for peace, national independence, democracy and progress in the world.
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President of the National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba Esteban Lazo Hernandez speaks at the meeting. (Photo: WVR/Duc Khai) |
After the flower-offering ceremony, Vietnamese and Cuban officials planted trees at the Fidel Park, which was inaugurated in September 2018 as a symbol of the love of Vietnamese people for Fidel and the special friendship between Vietnam and Cuba.
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President of the National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba Esteban Lazo Hernandez at the meeting. (Photo: WVR/Duc Khai) |
They then visited several historical relic sites in Quang Tri such as Hien Luong flag tower, the museum of Hien Luong - Ben Hai special national relic site, and the relic site of the headquarters of the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam in Cam Lo district.
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Leader of Cuban National Assembly commemorates Fidel Castro in Quang Tri: The Vietnamese and Cuban leaders take a group photo with local students. (Photo: VNA) |