Hanoi invites Baku to take part in Vietnam's national holiday celebrations

The Ministry of National Defense of Vietnam has sent an invitation to the Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan to take part in the ceremonial events dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and the National Day on September 2, Deputy Defence Minister Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien said at a meeting on the preparation of events as part of the celebration of the above-mentioned memorable dates, Report informs referring to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA).

He noted that similar invitations were also sent to Russia, China, Laos, Cambodia, Cuba, Belarus, and Kazakhstan.

"Today, Cuba has already officially responded to the invitation, announcing that Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba Alvaro Lopez Miera will take part in the ceremonial event in Hanoi," the deputy defense minister of Vietnam said.