Vietnamese Prime Minister Lê Minh Hưng Meets Cuban Foreign Minister

On November 13, 2026, Vietnamese Prime Minister Lê Minh Hưng met visiting Cuban Party and government special envoy and Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla at government headquarters. Lê Minh Hưng said Vietnam values the two countries’ traditional friendship and is willing to deepen bilateral cooperation.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Lê Minh Hưng meets visiting Cuban Foreign Minister and special envoy Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla.（VietVance）

Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla said this was his second visit to Vietnam in 2026. He conveyed greetings from Cuban leaders and invited Lê Minh Hưng to make an official visit to Cuba at a suitable time. Lê Minh Hưng thanked him for the invitation and asked the two countries’ foreign ministries to coordinate arrangements for the visit.

Both sides said cooperation in areas including the economy, trade and investment had made positive progress. They agreed to continue exchanges of delegations at all levels, make use of bilateral cooperation mechanisms, discuss measures to promote trade and investment, and strengthen coordination in international organizations and multilateral forums.

Lê Minh Hưng said Vietnam would continue to share its experience from 40 years of Đổi Mới reforms with Cuba, advance the implementation of high-level agreements, create favorable conditions for Vietnamese businesses to cooperate with Cuba, and promote cooperation projects in agriculture, healthcare and other fields. In light of Cuba’s current difficulties, he said Vietnam would provide support within its means. The Cuban special envoy said Cuba would continue implementing bilateral cooperation agreements and promote people-to-people diplomacy, ties between localities and cultural exchanges.

Source: VietVance