Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala left Hanoi on April 22 evening, concluding his official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on April 22 visited Santiago de Cuba, the second largest city of Cuba and the most important base of the Cuban revolution, as part of his official visit to Cuba.

A Vietnamese delegation from the State Audit Office of Vietnam (SAV) on April 21 had a working session with the regional State Auditor General of Western Cape province, South Africa to strengthen cooperation and exchange experience between the two sides.

Minister of Science and Technology Huynh Thanh Dat had a meeting with Cuban Deputy Prime Minister Ines Maria Chapman Waughn, and a discussion with Minister of Science, Technology and Environment of Cuba Elba Roza Perez Montolla, on April 21 (local time), on the occasion of NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue’s official visit to the Latin American nation.

All problems can be solved with trust, sharing, listening, understanding and companionship, stated Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on April 22 while a meeting with foreign investors to listen to their opinions and seek measures to remove difficulties facing them.

Argentinian Ambassador to Vietnam Luis Pablo Maria Beltramino has highlighted the significance of the upcoming official visit to Argentina by National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue, stressing that it will contribute to further deepening diplomatic relations and cooperation between the two countries in all areas.

The brotherhood, traditional friendship, comprehensive cooperation, loyalty and solidarity between Vietnam and Cuba will last forever, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue has stated.

National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairman Sen. Lieut. Gen. Tran Quang Phuong had a meeting with Teresa María Amarelle Boué, Secretary General of the Cuban Women's Union (CUW) in Havana on April 21 (local time).

The Vietnamese State and people always value and wish to promote traditional friendship lasting over 70 years with the Czech Republic in all areas, said President Vo Van Thuong.

Head of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations Le Hoai Trung and head of the Commission for External Relations of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee Thongsavanh Phomvihane held talks in Hanoi on April 21, on the occasion of the latter's visit for a friendship exchange under a cooperation agreement between the two commissions from April 20-24.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held talks with his Czech counterpart Petr Fiala in Hanoi on April 21.

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.

An official from Ho Chi Minh City has handed over a grant of 250,000 USD to the Cuban side to aid the country in tackling the aftermath of an oil storage facility fire in Matanzas province in August last year.

The Vietnamese Embassy in France, in coordination with the Vietnamese Culture Centre in the country, organised a ceremony on April 20 to celebrate the 50th founding anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries and the 10th anniversary of their strategic partnership.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on April 21 morning hosted an official welcome ceremony for his Czech counterpart Petr Fiala who is on an official visit to Vietnam from April 20-22.

Nguyen Xuan Thang, Politburo member, President of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA) and Chairman of the Central Theory Council, on April 21 received Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Orlando Nicolás Hernández Guillén.

Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue had a meeting with Cuban revolution leader Gen. Raúl Castro Ruz, and First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel in Havana on April 20 (local time).

Australian Minister for Trade and Tourism Don Farrell expressed his deep impression on Vietnam’s economic growth as well as the way the country has improved living standards of people, during his visit to the Southeast Asian nation from April 16-20.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue attended a ceremony renaming the Peace Park in Plaza district, Havana, to Ho Chi Minh in honour of the late Vietnamese President and attaching a plate recording his life and career at the park on April 20 afternoon (Cuban time).

Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue met with Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz in Havana on April 20 afternoon (local time), stressing Vietnam’s resolve to further reinforce its time-tested ties with Cuba.