Raul welcomes the visit of the prominent Vietnamese leader. Photo: granma.cu

Havana, October 14 (RHC)-- Army General Raul Castro Ruz, leader of the Cuban Revolution, received Friday afternoon Army General To Lam, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of Vietnam and Minister of Public Security of that brotherly country, who has been on a working visit to Cuba since October 12.

The fraternal meeting reaffirmed the close and historic ties of friendship that unite the peoples, parties and governments of Vietnam and Cuba, as well as the will to continue deepening them.

The distinguished visitor was accompanied by Le Than Tung, Vietnamese ambassador to the island, and other members of his delegation.

Raul was accompanied by Major General Lázaro Alberto Álvarez Casas, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of Cuba and Minister of the Interior.