Strengthening cooperation between Vietnamese and Cuban women

On June 19, Vietnam Women’s Union President Ha Thi Nga had a meeting with Lianys Torres Rivera, ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to Vietnam, and conferred the merit medal “For the Development of Women in Vietnam” on Nancy Coro Aguiar, deputy head of the Cuba Mission in Vietnam. The meeting contributed to nurturing the close relationship between the women of the two countries.

At the meeting, VWU President Ha Thi Nga emphasizes that the Vietnam-Cuba relationship is very special and it has been constantly cultivated through generations of leaders, people and women of the two countries. The VWU, in collaboration with Vietnam Television, has finished a documentary film on the relationship between the women of the two countries on the occasion of 60 years of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Cuba (1960-2020). 

Ha Thi Nga pledged to do her best as the new VWU president to promote the relations between the women’s unions and women of the two countries.

Ambassador Lianys Torres Rivera expressed her emotion when watching the documentary film and affirmed that the Embassy of Cuba is willing to support the activities of the two women’s organizations in order to promote the advancement of women and gender equality in the two countries.

The VWU president thanked the Cuban Embassy and expects that the embassy will continue sharing information on women in politics, science and technology in Cuba, as well as supporting the two women’s unions in upcoming activities.

On this occasion, VWU President Ha Thi Nga conferred the merit medal “For the Development of Women in Vietnam” to Nancy Coro Aguiar, deputy head of the Cuban Mission, for her contributions to promote the relations between the women and women’s unions of the two countries during her term in Vietnam.

Source: Vietnam Women’s Union