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On the evening of December 26, at the Cuban Embassy in Ha Noi, acting under the authorization of the President of the Republic of Cuba, Cuban Ambassador to Viet Nam Rogelio Polanco Fuentes presented the Friendship Order of the Cuban State to Nguyen Thanh Nghi, member of the Party Central Committee and head of its Commission for Policies and Strategies; former Minister of Construction; and Co-Chair of the Viet Nam-Cuba Intergovernmental Committee on Economic and Scientific-Technical Cooperation.

Cuban Ambassador to Viet Nam Rogelio Polanco Fuentes presented the Friendship Order of the Cuban State to Nguyen Thanh Nghi, member of the Party Central Committee and head of its Commission for Policies and Strategies. (Photo: Phuong Hoa/TTXVN)

Attending the ceremony were leaders of the Central Policy and Strategy Commission; leaders of the Ministry of Construction, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and several relevant ministries and sectors of Viet Nam; leaders of the Viet Nam-Cuba Friendship Association, the Viet Nam-Cuba Parliamentary Friendship Group, leaders of the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations, and a number of officials of the Commission.

At the ceremony, Ambassador Rogelio Polanco Fuentes emphasized that the Friendship Order is a recognition of Nguyen Thanh Nghi’s contributions to strengthening the fraternal friendship, solidarity, and traditional cooperation between Viet Nam and Cuba.

The award is especially meaningful as it takes place during the Viet Nam-Cuba Friendship Year, when the two countries commemorate the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations.

Cuba-Viet Nam relations are a model of fraternal, united, and deeply affectionate ties between the two nations, bound by profound ideals and mutual affection and admiration, and carefully nurtured by President Ho Chi Minh and the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro Ruz - legacies that today’s and future generations must preserve and promote.

Nguyen Thanh Nghi, Member of the Party Central Committee and Head of the Central Policy and Strategy Commission, spoke at the ceremony. (Photo: Phuong Hoa/TTXVN)

In his roles as Minister of Construction of Viet Nam and Co-Chair of the Viet Nam-Cuba Intergovernmental Committee on Economic and Scientific-Technical Cooperation, Nguyen Thanh Nghi’s efforts and guidance played a decisive role in consolidating, expanding, and diversifying economic, trade, and cooperation ties between the two countries.

Nguyen Thanh Nghi, Head of the Central Policy and Strategy Commission, expressed his emotion and honor at receiving the Friendship Order from the Cuban State, and thanked Cuba for the recognition bestowed upon him.

During his tenure as Co-Chair of the Viet Nam-Cuba Intergovernmental Committee on Economic and Scientific-Technical Cooperation, Nguyen Thanh Nghi said he always made every effort to fulfill his responsibilities, thereby contributing to the realization of important guidelines of the Party, governments, and peoples of the two countries.

He thanked the leaders of the Party, governments, ministries, sectors, and localities of both countries for their support in fulfilling his duties, expressed confidence that Cuba would continue to overcome challenges and develop further, and affirmed that the friendship between the Parties, governments, and peoples of the two countries, as well as cooperation in economy, trade, investment, science and technology, and culture, would continue to reach new heights.

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