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Valdés Mesa thanked her counterpart for the opportunity to meet again, highlighted the history of heroism of the brotherly Vietnamese people against the United States, and expressed confidence that their process of social construction, which constitutes a model, will continue positively. 

Both sides discussed initiatives to boost bilateral relations during the Vietnam-Cuba Friendship Year 2025 and the implementation of the results of the visit to the island by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, To Lam, in 2024. 

As part of the working day, the Cuban Vice President visited the High-Tech Agricultural Industrial Park in Cu Chi District, a science and innovation institution specializing in breeding seed varieties and aquaculture species. There, he expressed Cuba's interest in exchanging experiences in seed production, particularly for rice and corn. 

They agreed to begin the exchange of scientific and technological information as soon as possible and to facilitate the first meetings between specialists from both countries, according to reports.

Upon returning to Ho Chi Minh City, Valdés Mesa held a fraternal meeting with veterans of the Vietnamese resistance war, business leaders, and students who graduated in our country, and expressed his gratitude for their solidarity with Cuba. 

The Cuban delegation also paid tribute, on behalf of the Party, the State, the Government, and the Cuban people, to the leader of the independence movement, Ho Chi Minh, before the statue erected in his memory in the center of the city that bears his name in southern Vietnam.

Valdés Mesa toured the War Remnants Museum, an institution that showcases the cruelty with which US imperialism massacred the Vietnamese people, and a space to denounce the crimes committed between 1954 and 1975. (International News)