Representatives of the entity with a presence on the island, sent to the hands of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment (Mincex) Déborah Rivas, a check accrediting the figure.

In the act, held at the Mincex headquarters and with the participation of the ambassador of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in Cuba, Le Thanh Tun, they also delivered other resources for those affected by the incident, including milk and rice.

The diplomat pointed out that a broad movement of solidarity with the Caribbean nation was generated in his country upon learning of the incident, led by former graduates on the island and the Vietnam-Cuba Friendship Association, organizations that launched the “Support Cuba” campaign to raise funds. .

As a result of the action, they raised 40,000 dollars in just one week, the official said.

Likewise, he commented that the Vietnamese companies based on the island work intensely and actively “for the brotherly Cuban people”, and as investors committed to the national market, they remain attentive to their needs.

In this regard, he pointed out that during the Covid-19 pandemic they also offered their support and donated products for hospitals, as a sign of solidarity and friendship with the country, with which Thai Binh has had ties for more than 20 years.

The deputy minister thanked the gesture of solidarity and the offers received from multiple Vietnamese institutions, such as the Union of Friendship Organizations of Vietnam and the Women’s Union of the Asian nation, which reinforce the affective ties and the unbreakable friendship between both nations.

On August 5 last, lightning struck one of the crude oil tanks at the Matanzas supertanker base, unleashing a raging fire that was only extinguished a week later by island forces with the support of specialists and media from Mexico. and Venezuela.

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