The working session between and (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen.
Tran Don chaired a working session in Hanoi on August 18 with Cuban experts to
boost between the two countries.
Deputy Director of the Vietnam Military
Medicine University Maj. Gen. Prof. Dr. Hoang Van Luong said that while Cuban
experts were quarantined in early August after entering Vietnam in line with
COVID-19 prevention and control regulations, the university organised virtual
working sessions between Vietnamese and Cuban medical experts on disease
prevention and control measures in the two countries, Cuba’s plan of action to
contain the pandemic, COVID-19 treatment drugs manufactured by Cuba as well as
the country’s diagnosis system.
After they finished their medical
quarantine period as regulated, from August 11-18, the experts were invited to
visit the university’s units, centres and hospital to exchange opinions on the
possibility of cooperation in research and technology transfer.
Sen. Lieut. Gen. Tran Don, who is also head of the Ministry of National Defence’s
Steering Board for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, said that the Cuban
experts’ working visit to manifests the special traditional friendship
between the two countries in general and the two defence ministries in
particular.
He suggested both sides continue exchanging
experience in treatment and prevention of COVID-19 and other newly-emerging
diseases.
Don also affirmed that the Ministry of
National Defence will create all favourable conditions to help Cuban experts
fulfil their assigned tasks.
Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Lianys Torres
Rivera said that Cuba is willing to share its experience in pharmaceuticals and
biotechnology and boost technology transfer with Vietnam and help train the
country’s experts./.
Source: VietnamPlus
