Hanoi, August 28 (RHC)-- Vietnam's President Tran Dai Quang sent a greeting to the people of Cuba and invited his counterpart Raul Castro to visit the Asian nation.

On receiving Herminio López, the outgoing Cuban ambassador in Hanoi, the Vietnamese head of state said that the ties between both countries are special and praised the work done by the diplomat during his four years as ambassador.

The Vietnamese president also recalled that he had been the last president of the Asian country to receive the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, and said he remembers that moment as a very high honor.

Tran Dai Quang wished Cuba success in the process of updating its economic model and reiterated the willingness of Vietnamese authorities to support the island in all fields.