Vientiane, Nov 5 (Prensa Latina) Cuban National People’s Power Assembly (Parliament) Chairman Esteban Lazo concluded in this capital on Tuesday an official visit, commemorating the 50th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations with the Lao People’s Democratic Republic.

The member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) and the delegation along with him, visited this day the Thanelang Dry Port, the first stage of the development of the Vientiane Logistics Park.

Built at 125 million dollars and started up in December 2021 when the China-Laos high-speed train began operating, the port will save transportation costs and time, and allow this nation to become more competitive.

This is a great, new, and innovative idea, Lazo stated, and referred to the importance of this kind of infrastructure for landlocked countries, which is a tragedy for them from an economic point of view.

Lazo, who is also the president of the Cuban Council of State, commented on the principles that guarantee the proper functioning of a port of this nature, including the need for common interests and a thorough economic analysis to back them up.

Lazo took advantage of the exchange with the managers of the Thanelang dry port and the future logistics park of Vientiane to inform them about the characteristics of the Mariel Special Development Zone (ZEDM), whose exceptional bay allows the docking of vessels of any draft.

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Havana, Nov 6 (RHC) The President of the National Assembly of People’s Power (Parliament) of Cuba, Esteban Lazo, has arrived in Beijing today to conclude his official visit, which will last until November 12.

Lazo will hold bilateral meetings with the leaders of the government, the Communist Party of China, and Zhao Leji, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, the highest legislative body in China.

Tomorrow he will meet with the main authorities of the country, and then travel to Shandong Province, where he will visit places of socio-economic and cultural interest, and engage in bilateral dialogues with the leaders of the region.

The Cuban delegation also includes Susely Morfa González, member of the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and the head of its Department of Social Affairs; Mayra Arevich Marín, the Minister of Communications; leaders of parliamentary committees, and other officials.

As part of their tour of Asia, the representatives of the Caribbean island previously visited Vietnam and Laos. (Source: PL)

Tehran, Nov 2 (Prensa Latina) The development of bilateral cooperation is part of Iranian Minister of Communications and Technology Seyed Satar Hashemi’s agenda, based on technological diplomacy, during his visit to Cuba, an official source reported on Friday.

Facilitating and expanding cooperation between private companies from Iran and Venezuela, as well as communications and information technologies, is one of the topics of the meetings between the minister with his counterpart and other top officials from that South American country, according to a dispatch from the official news agency IRNA circulating in this capital.

At the end of his stay in Venezuela, Hashemi, who is heading delegation that is expanding cooperation with the Caribbean countries, will travel to Cuba, where he will meet with his counterparts from Communications and Trade Development, the source added.

The visitor and hosts plan to sign a memorandum of understanding on postal cooperation between Tehran and Havana, which might significantly increase the volume of trade between the two countries, IRNA pointed out.

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Hanoi, Nov 2 (Prensa Latina) The chairman of Vietnam’s National Assembly (Parliament), Tran Thanh Man, reaffirmed on Saturday his country’s will to deepen “the special, exemplary, and faithful ties of solidarity between Vietnam and Cuba”.

Sixty-four years after Havana and Hanoi established diplomatic relations, the close ties historically cemented by President Ho Chi Minh and the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, have continuously developed into an exceptional bond of high political trust, Thanh Man underscored when receiving Cuban National People’s Power Assembly (ANPP) Chairman, Esteban Lazo.

The leader of the Vietnamese Legislature pointed out that the regular exchange of visits, overcoming all geographical distances, is of great importance to further consolidate and develop this special relationship, which is getting stronger every day.

Thanh Man voiced gratitude to the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), the State, the National Assembly, and the Cuban people for the deep love professed to late General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), Nguyen Phu Trong, whose funeral rites Lazo personally attended.

The Cuban ANPP Speaker, in turn, referred to the importance of his working visit, which comes at significant moment for the bilateral political and economic ties.

Lazo agreed with his host that the exchange of high-level delegations contributes to strengthening and demonstrating the will to develop relations between the two countries, especially between their legislative bodies.

Prior to talks, Tranh Man, Lazo, and their respective delegations, visited a photo exhibition in the main hall of the National Assembly, depicting main events during high-level mutual visits over the last decades.

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