Hanoi (VNA) – Relations between Vietnam and Cuba have reached a new high, entering an era of partnership built upon a special, traditional friendship that is rare in international relations, according to Secretary of the National Assembly of the People’s Power of Cuba Homero Acosta Álvarez. He expressed his belief that Vietnam is the only country in the world with which Cuba has maintained such comprehensive relations. Cuba admires Vietnam’s development achievements, and the Southeast Asian country is a world model for socialist construction, he underscored. Vietnam is now Cuba’s top Asian investor, with eight major projects in the Mariel Special Development Zone. Notably, when Cuba’s new National Assembly was inaugurated in 2023, a high-level Vietnamese delegation attended, with Vietnam’s top legislator addressing the opening session.