President of the Cuban Chamber of Commerce Orlando Hernandez speaks at the Cuba-Vietnam business forum in Havana on May 15, 2019 (Photo: VNA)

He made the remark at a Cuba-Vietnam business forum in Havana on Wednesday that attracted more than 100 representatives of both countries’ enterprises. The official stressed that the two sides boast huge potential for enhancing economic and trade relations, especially in healthcare, biotechnology, agriculture, tourism, informatics and communications.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Cuba Nguyen Trung Thanh said the Vietnamese people are always by the side of the Cuban people and consider each success of the Caribbean nation as their own.

Following the event, Vietnamese and Cuban businesses discussed cooperation in oil and gas, legal services, printing and packaging, environmental services, construction and real estate, agriculture and food processing, fertilizer and pharmaceutical products.