On Monday morning, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, paid a visit to Vo Thi Thang Primary School in Playa municipality, Havana. The school, named after the iconic Vietnamese resistance figure Vo Thi Thang, became the focal point of a historical and cultural exchange. Díaz-Canel, accompanied by Cuba’s Minister of Education Naima Ariatne Trujillo Barreto, arrived just before the morning assembly to present the students with replicas of significant Vietnamese landmarks. These gifts, including models of the Vietnam Military History Museum and Independence Square, were acquired during his recent visit to Vietnam for the 80th anniversary of its independence declaration by Ho Chi Minh. The President emphasized the shared history between Cuba and Vietnam, particularly the Cuban contributions to Vietnam’s liberation struggle, which are commemorated in the museum. He also shared anecdotes about Ho Chi Minh’s modest lifestyle, including his preference for a simple gardener’s house over the colonial governor’s mansion. The visit concluded with a heartfelt exchange of cultural performances by the students, who also commemorated the tragic 1976 Barbados bombing that claimed the lives of 73 people, including members of the Cuban Youth Fencing Team.