VN-Cuba medium-term bilateral economic agenda during 2020-2025 approved
VGP – The Prime Minister has approved the contents of the medium-term bilateral economic agenda during the 2020-2025 tenure between the Governments of Viet Nam and Cuba, which is proposed by the Vietnamese Ministry of Construction.
On behalf of the Vietnamese Government, leaders of the Ministry of Construction are authorized to officially sign the program with representatives of the Cuban Government.
Earlier in September this year, at the 37th meeting of the Viet Nam-Cuba Inter-Governmental Committee in Ha Noi, Minister of Construction Pham Hong Ha and Cuban Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment Rodrigo Malmierca Diaz reviewed results of the medium-term bilateral economic agenda during 2014-2019.
Cooperation between the two countries has been boosted in various sectors, especially agriculture, food processing and health care. They have organized an array of trade promotion events, and are preparing for the Havana International Fair 2019. Regarding tourism, Cuba saw a significant surge in the number of Vietnamese visitors in 2018.
Viet Nam is currently the second largest trade partner of Cuba in Asia, and among the top 20 trade partners of the country in the world.
By Thuy Dung
