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• 04 / 18 / 2010

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Cuban Gen. Álvaro López Miera arrived in Hanoi on Friday, after his visit to Moscow, and was welcomed by Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet.

López is Vice Minister of the Cuban Armed Forces and chief of the Armed Forces General Staff.

According to the Vietnamese newspaper Nhân Dân, "Lopez Miera stated that the current visit is a good opportunity to learn from the experiences of the Vietnamese people’s armed forces.

He praised the progress Vietnam has made since his last visit 10 years ago and expressed his determination to contribute to tightening relations between the two armies and speeding up bilateral co-operation programs."

López met also with his Vietnamese counterpart, Gen. Nguyen Khac Nghien. "The two shared experiences in building and developing armies and discussed bilateral cooperation on national defense," said the Vietnam News Agency.

President Triet said he hoped López's visit "would contribute to boosting the traditional friendship, solidarity and comprehensive co-operation between the two Parties, States and people, including the armed forces."

The Voice of Vietnam reported that "Miera and his entourage paid floral tributes to the late President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum and laid wreaths at the Monument for Fallen Combatants.

"They paid a courtesy visit to Defense Minister Gen. Phung Quang Thanh and visited the High Command of the Air Defense-Air Force and a number of units of the Vietnam People’s Army."

Source: miamiherald.typepad.com/cuban_colada/