He took the occasion to convey his invitation to Vietnamese Defence Minister General Ngo Xuan Lich to visit Cuba. Vietnam, Cuba talk to boost defence tiesOfficers from the Vietnamese Defence Ministry and Cuba’s Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (MINFAR) have agreed to further step up the bond between the two agencies in a more practical and effective manner. For his part, MINFAR Minister Senior Lieutenant General Leopoldo Cintra Frias, stressed that Cuba treasures its friendship with Vietnam. Officers from the Vietnamese Defence Ministry and Cuba’s Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces. Apart from discussing measures to boost bilateral defence ties, the officers compared their notes on the impact of global and regional issues on their respective country’s security and defence.

Source: VietNamNet News July 22, 2016 09:22 UTC