Vietnam, Cuba Leaders Hold Phone Talks, Reaffirm Special Friendship and Strategic Cooperation

Hanoi, The Gulf Observer: General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV) Central Committee Tô Lâm held phone talks late Monday evening with First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee and President of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel, reaffirming the enduring solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries.

During the talks, President Díaz-Canel congratulated the CPV on the successful organisation of its 14th National Party Congress and extended his congratulations to the newly elected Party Central Committee, Politburo, and General Secretary Tô Lâm on their election to key leadership positions for the new term.

The Cuban leader praised the historic achievements of the CPV over 40 years of Đổi Mới (Renewal), noting that these accomplishments have laid a solid foundation for Việt Nam’s entry into a new era of development and offer valuable lessons for Cuba’s ongoing economic reforms. He commended the leadership, vision, and steadfastness of the CPV under General Secretary Tô Lâm, expressing confidence that Việt Nam will successfully achieve its development goals for 2030 and 2045.

On behalf of the Party and people of Việt Nam, General Secretary Tô Lâm expressed sincere thanks to President Díaz-Canel and the Party and State leaders of Cuba for their close attention to the CPV’s major political event and for their warm congratulations to the Vietnamese Party, people, and himself personally. He affirmed that the 14th National Party Congress was a great success, fulfilling its historic mission.

General Secretary Lâm said the Congress comprehensively reviewed the implementation of the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress, assessed 40 years of Đổi Mới, and evaluated the implementation of the Party Platform and socio-economic development strategies. It also set objectives, orientations, and key tasks for the next five years, while making strategic decisions of long-term significance for Việt Nam’s future development.

He emphasised that the Congress reaffirmed a people-centred approach, recognising the people as the subject, goal, and driving force of development, while persistently pursuing the goals of national independence and socialism under the leadership of the CPV. For the first time, the Congress supplemented the theoretical foundation of the renewal policy as a key ideological pillar, alongside Marxism–Leninism and Hồ Chí Minh Thought.

The Congress also identified the establishment of a new growth model based on the knowledge-based, digital, green, and circular economies, with full promotion of all economic sectors. It placed special emphasis on strengthening Party building and rectification, and on developing a clean, strong, streamlined, effective, and efficient political system. In external relations, it reaffirmed diplomacy and international integration—closely linked with national defence and security—as key and regular tasks, while consistently pursuing a foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, peace, friendship, cooperation, and development.

General Secretary Lâm reaffirmed that Việt Nam attaches great importance to its special and exemplary friendship with Cuba and stands ready to further consolidate traditional solidarity and expand bilateral cooperation for the benefit of both countries’ people, as well as for peace, cooperation, and development regionally and globally. He also expressed Việt Nam’s willingness to share its experience in Đổi Mới and socialist construction with Cuba.

President Díaz-Canel stressed that the Cuban Party, State, and people give top priority to relations with Việt Nam and are determined to further strengthen and deepen comprehensive cooperation, building on the precious legacy nurtured by Leader Fidel Castro and President Hồ Chí Minh.

Both leaders expressed satisfaction with the positive progress in bilateral relations across multiple fields and the effective implementation of high-level agreements. They agreed to instruct relevant ministries and agencies of both sides to closely coordinate in fully and effectively implementing bilateral cooperation mechanisms, plans, and programmes across all channels, levels, and sectors, promoting the Việt Nam–Cuba relationship toward more substantive and sustainable development.