A get-together was held in Hanoi on April 16 to celebrate the 52nd
anniversary of the great historical Giron victory of Cuba (April 19,
1961-2013).
The event was jointly organised by the
Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations, the Vietnam-Cuba Friendship
Association (VCFA) and the Cuban Embassy in Vietnam.
Addressing the event, VCFA Vice President Nguyen Duy Cuong said the
Giron victory was of important significance for the struggle for
national independence of Cuba in particular and the Latin American
region in general.
It was also a great
encouragement for the national liberation movement of third-world
countries, including Vietnam, he added.
Cuong
spoke highly of great achievements the Cuban people have made during the
past half a decade under the leadership of the Communist Party of Cuba,
especially in politics, socio-economics, health and education.
During those years, Vietnam and Cuba have always stood side by
side to together overcome all difficulties and win great victories in
their revolutionary causes, he noted.
Loria Rivera,
Economic Counsellor at the Cuban Embassy in Vietnam thanked the
Vietnamese side for organising the event and recalled the day 52 years
ago when Cuban people replied to the call of Commander-In-Chief Fidel
Castro to defeat more than 1,500 US-trained mercenary troops who landed
at Giron as part of a scheme to overthrow the fledgling Cuban government
after less than 72 hours.
Both Cuong and Loria
Rivera expressed their belief that the solidarity and friendship between
Vietnam and Cuba will further develop in the futute.
The get-together also saw the presence of a visiting delegation from
the Switzerland-Cuba Association led by Prof. Federico Jauch.-VNA