Fidel Castro was presented with a portrait of himself as a young revolutionary just 10 days before he died at the age of 90 on Friday.
In one of the last pictures taken of Castro before his passing, Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang is shown presenting Castro with the portrait in Havana last Tuesday.
Another photograph shows the pair shaking hands during the November 15 meeting that they had reportedly agreed would further cement the historical friendship between their people.
Castro, who led his native Cuba for nearly half a century and claimed to have survived more than 600 assassination attempts, has died at the age of 90.
With a shaking voice, his younger brother, Raul Castro, announced on state television that the Communist revolutionary died on Friday night.
World leaders have paid tribute to the revolutionary, who came to power in 1959, with former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev praising him for 'strengthening' his island nation.
Russian President Vladimir Putin described him as a 'symbol of an era', and said he was a 'distinguished statesman', and Pope Francis has said Castro's death is 'sad news'.
Nine days of public mourning for the deceased Cuban leader have been announced, when 'public activities and shows' will cease, and flags will fly at half mast.
The island's Council of State says state radio and television 'will maintain informative, patriotic and historic programming'.
Castro's ashes will be buried in the historic southeastern city of Santiago on December 4 after a four-day procession through the country.
Raul Castro, who succeeded his brother in 2006, told Cubans in the television announcement: 'Today, November 25, at 10.29pm, the Commander in Chief of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro Ruz, passed away.
'In compliance with the expressed will of Companion Fidel, his remains will be cremated.'
He concluded his statement by saying: 'Onward to victory.'
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