HCM City, Oct. 2 -- The people of Ho Chi Minh City, like all Vietnamese, hold Cuba in special regard, Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Tran Luu Quang told President of the National Assembly of People's Power and President of the Council of State of Cuba Esteban Lazo Hernandez during a local meeting on October 2.

Quang reaffirmed the special relationship between Vietnam and Cuba, saying that the 65-year partnership has continuously grown and become a model of pure, loyal and close international solidarity.

After hearing an update on Cuba's socio-economic challenges, Quang held that Cuba's current difficulties are the same as those in Vietnam four decades ago, noting that Vietnam overcame similar hardships to improve living stan...