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HAVANA, July 19 (Xinhua) -- A senior Vietnamese defense official on Tuesday visited a Cuban military academy and other military facilities,the Prensa Latina news agency reported.
In a speech on Monday, Vietnamese Deputy Defense Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh stressed the traditional friendship between his country and Cuba while recalling a 1973 trip to Vietnam by former Cuban leader Fidel Castro.
The two countries have been close political allies since the 1960s.Vietnam is currently Cuba's second-largest trading partner in Asia. Bilateral cooperation covers rice and coffee production, oil refinery, telecommunications and tourism.
