Havana, September 2 (RHC)-- Cuban President Raúl Castro sent a message of congratulation to the Communist Party of Vietnam, the Vietnamese government and people on the 71st anniversary of the Asian country's independence.

In the message addressed to General Secretary of the Vietnamese Communist Party Nguyen Phu Trong, President Tran Dai Quang and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan PSUC,  President Raúl reaffirmed Cuba's determination to continue working towards ever-stronger, deeper friendship and cooperation relations between Cuba and Vietnam.

Also on the occasion, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez sent a message of congratulation to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam Pham Binh Minh.