CUBANET ... CUBANEWS

April 10, 2000



Castro embraces Vietnamese president in Havana

From Time to Time: Nando's in-depth look at the 20th century. Agence France-Press, April 9

HAVANA (April 9, 2000 12:52 p.m. EDT http://www.nandotimes.com) - Cuba President Fidel Castro on Sunday embraced Vietnamese President Tran Duc Luong, who arrived here Saturday to talk with Cuban officials and to attend a summit of the Group of 77 developing nations.

After the welcoming ceremony, both leaders held two hours of official talks in the Palace of the Revolution in Havana aimed at reaching deals on rice sales and cooperation accords on construction, science and sports, said the Prensa Latina news agency.

Luong was also to meet with the president of the Cuban National Assembly, Ricardo Alarcon, and visit economic and tourism points of interest in Havana and the nearby province of Matanzas.

On Wednesday, the Vietnamese leader will attend the first-ever summit of the G-77, a now 133-member bloc founded in 1964 that normally meets at the ministerial level.

The two communist-led nations have enjoyed close ties for decades.

Castro first visited Vietnam in 1973, then traveled there again in December 1995.

Copyright © 2000 Nando Media

Copyright © 2000 Agence France-Press

[ BACK TO THE NEWS ]

SECCIONES

NOTICIAS
...Prensa Independiente
...Prensa Internacional
...Prensa Gubernamental

OTHER LANGUAGES
...Spanish
...German
...French

INDEPENDIENTES
...Cooperativas Agrícolas
...Movimiento Sindical
...Bibliotecas
...MCL
...Ayuno

DEL LECTOR
...Letters
...Cartas
...Debate
...Opinión

BUSQUEDAS
...News Archive
...News Search
...Documents
...Links

CULTURA
...Painters
...Photos of Cuba
...Cigar Labels

CUBANET
...Semanario
...About Us
...Informe 1998
...E-Mail


CubaNet News, Inc.
145 Madeira Ave,
Suite 207
Coral Gables, FL 33134
(305) 774-1887