President of the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations Phan Anh Son receives a delegation from the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples in Ha Noi, September 2025. (Photo: Dinh Hoa)

Fernando González Llort, President of ICAP, said the message was sent in a year when Cuba commemorates the 100th birth anniversary of Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro Ruz, the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution and a close friend of the Vietnamese people.

The head of ICAP expressed his gratitude for the support and solidarity extended to Cuba, particularly to ICAP, by the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations.

President of the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations Phan Anh Son presents a symbolic VND 1.2 billion donation to support the Cuban people to Cuban Ambassador to Viet Nam Rogelio Polanco Fuentes in Ha Noi, July 2026. (Photo: Dinh Hoa)

According to ICAP, the presence of the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations at events in the region demonstrates solidarity with Cuba, while also reflecting the Union’s efforts to promote cooperation with other countries, strengthen bilateral relations, and advance people-to-people diplomacy.

ICAP expressed its confidence that the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations will reach new heights in fulfilling its mission of strengthening solidarity and friendship with peoples around the world; promoting Viet Nam’s socio-economic development; and making a decisive contribution to upholding international justice, just causes, and the right of peoples to live in peace.

ICAP also wished the Congress every success, expressing its confidence that the Congress would set new goals for the next term and affirming that the two organizations would “work together to strengthen friendship and cooperation.”

Understanding Builds Deeper Trust That is the assessment of H.E. Rogelio Polanco Fuentes, Ambassador of Cuba to Viet Nam, regarding people-to-people relations between the peoples of Viet Nam and Cuba.

I Have Become a Citizen of Viet Nam June 23, 2026 became a special milestone in the life of Hastie Gonzalez Brizaida (Cuba). It was the day she received the decision granting her Vietnamese citizenship, took the name Tran Ngoc Linh and became entitled to enjoy the full rights and fulfill the obligations of a Vietnamese citizen.