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             The Party leader expressed his thanks to                         
            the Party, the State and the people of Cuba for their assistance and                         
            support to Vietnam.                         
            He also expressed his belief that the                         
            Cuban people under the leadership of the Communist Party of Cuba                         
            (CPC) will overcome any difficulties and trials to successfully                         
            build a socialist country.                         
            He asked Ventura to convey his best                         
            regards to President Fidel Castro and other Cuban Party and State                         
            leaders.                         
            Mr Ventura expressed the Cuban people's                         
            respect to President Ho Chi Minh. He praised the Vietnamese                         
            revolution's achievements and experiences under the leadership of                         
            the Communist Party of Vietnam.                         
            The Cuban Party official affirmed Cuba's                         
            determination to build and foster its friendship and solidarity with                         
            Vietnam.                         
            The Cuban delegation was received by                         
            Vice State President Truong My Hoa the same day.                         
            It held talks with a CPV delegation led                         
            by Politburo member and Secretary of the Party Central Committee                         
            (PCC) Tran Dinh Hoan, and had working sessions with the leaders of                         
            the PCC's Inspection Commission and Commission for External                         
            Relations and the Party Committees of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.                         
             (NhanDanNews)                         
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