Speaking at the event, HUFO Chairwoman Truong Thi Hien spoke highly of the significance of the Moncada Barracks attack, saying it marked a turning point in the Cuban revolution and contributed greatly to the final victory.

Delegates at the event (Photo: VNA)

On July 26, 1953, a group of revolutionaries led by Fidel Castro attacked the Moncada Barracks in Santiago de Cuba. Although they didn’t succeed in their initial aims, this event paved the way for the insurrection against the regime of Dictator Fulgencio Batista and the establishment of the first agrarian-industrial country in the Western Hemisphere, bringing Cuba into a new era of freedom and independence.

The gathering has increased the mutual understanding and strengthened the brotherhood between Vietnam and Cuba built by President Ho Chi Minh, Cuban national hero Jose Martin and Cuban President Fidel Castro, said Cuban Consul General to Ho Chi Minh City Indira Lopez Arguelles.

This will lay a foundation for the two countries to explore new common ground and cooperation in development, she noted.