Hanoi, Sept. 1 -- General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam and his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly hosted a red-carpet welcome ceremony on September 1 for First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (CPC) Central Committee and President of Cuba Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez and his spouse Lis Cuesta Peraza, who are in Vietnam for a state visit and attendance at a ceremony celebrating the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day.

Following the welcome ceremony, the top leaders of Vietnam and Cuba held talks.

Vietnam and Cuba established their diplomatic relations on December 2, 1960. During Vietnam's resistance war against the US imperialists, Cuba emerged as a symbol of international soli...