(2 Jun 2007)
1. Wide shot Vietnam Airlines arriving at Jose Marti International Airport
2. Mid shot Vietnamese Ambassador and Cuban officials walking toward plane
3. Various of Jose Ramon Machado Ventura, member of Cuba's Political Bureau welcoming Nong Duc Manh, the head of Vietnam's Communist Party
4. Mid of Nong Duc Manh waving at Cuban school children near plane
5. Children waving Cuban and Vietnamese flags at airport
6. Wide shot black Mercedes leaving airport with large billboard welcoming Nong Duc Manh in background
7. Mid of Cuban Defence Minister Raul Castro and Nong Duc Manh
8. Various of honour guard at Palace
9. Wide shot Vietnamese delegation
10. Wide shot Cuban delegation
11. Various of Raul Castro and Nong Duc Manh inspecting honour guard
12. Various of Cuban and Vietnamese officials signing agreement
13. Delegates shaking hands after ceremony
STORYLINE:
The Secretary General of the Vietnamese Communist Party, Nong Duc Manh, arrived in Havana on Friday to begin an official state visit to the island.
Nong Duc Manh was received at Jose Marti International airport by Jose Ramon Machado Ventura, a member of Cuba's Political Bureau.
Nong Duc Manh is finishing a tour of Latin America where he made state visits to Chile, Brazil, and Venezuela.
On Friday afternoon, he was received at Cuba's Council of State by Minister of Defence, Raul Castro, for a round of bilateral talks and the signing of continuing cooperation accords.
On Saturday morning, Nong Duc Manh is expected to lay a wreath at Havana's Ho Chi Minh monument and then meet with Cuba's Vice-President, Carlos Lage, in the late afternoon.
There is no official word as to whether or not Nong Duc Manh will meet with Cuban President, Fidel Castro.
Castro has not been seen publicly since announcing he underwent emergency intestinal surgery and provisionally ceded power to his brother Raul, the 75-year-old defence minister. His condition and exact ailment remain state secrets.
Last week, Castro provided some details about his health and recovery, divulging he underwent not one but several surgeries, the first of which did not go well and has slowed his recuperation.
In recent weeks, Castro has written 13 editorials that have been published in Cuba's official newspaper, "Granma", and read on television and radio newscasts.
His essays have hinted he's in no hurry to resume presidential responsibilities.

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