Cuba's Moncada Barracks attack marked in Can Tho

A meeting was held in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on July 29 to mark the 63rd anniversary of the attack on Moncada Barracks (July 26) that culminated in the victory of Cuban armed forces against the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista.

The Moncada Barracks. (Credit: VNA)

Addressing the event, president of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO)’s Can Tho chapter Le Thi Thanh Giang described the 1953 attack as a landmark that mirrored the undaunted spirit of Cuban people under the leadership of President Fidel Castro, and provided a premise for Cuba’s cause of liberation, unification and construction.

She reminisced about the solidarity between Vietnamese and Cuban people during wartime and highlighted the two countries’ co-operation in culture, the economy and social affairs with multiple economic contracts and annual cultural exchanges.

A Cuban guest thanked the sentiments of Can Tho residents and Vietnamese people in general, and promised that Cubans in Vietnam would make all-out efforts to strengthen the relationship between the two countries.

(Source: NDO)