Leaders send congratulations on 50th anniversary of Việt Nam-Malaysia diplomatic ties

Leaders send congratulations on 50th anniversary of Việt Nam-Malaysia diplomatic ties

Your browser does not support the audio element. Vietnamese State, Government and National Assembly (NA) leaders on March  三0 sent messages of congratulations to their Malaysian counterparts on the occasion of the  五0th anniversary of the two nations’ diplomatic relations (March  三0,  一 九 七 三- 二0 二 三). Việt Nam and Malaysia flags. — Illustrative Photo

HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese State, Government and National Assembly (NA) leaders on March  三0 sent messages of congratulations to their Malaysian counterparts on the occasion of the  五0th anniversary of the two nations’ diplomatic relations (March  三0,  一 九 七 三- 二0 二 三).

President Võ Văn Thưởng extended greetings to Malaysian King Al-Sultan Abdullah and Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính congratulated Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Anwar Bin Ibrahim.

Meanwhile, NA Chairman Vương Đình Huệ sent congratulatory messages to President of the Dewan Negara (upper house) Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Utama Dr. Rais Yatim and Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat (lower house) Dato’ Johari bin Abdul.

On this occasion, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn and his Malaysian counterpart Zambry Abdul Kadir issued a Joint Press Co妹妹unique.

The document read: “Notwithstanding the challenges faced during the years of relationship building, Malaysia and Việt Nam continue to focus on the opportunities to bring bilateral and regional relations closer together. The shared focus of interests has contributed to the ASEAN Co妹妹unity that has been a primary driving force in the larger regional architecture.”

The two sides further reaffirm their co妹妹itment to deepening political and economic cooperation. “Towards this end, we remain co妹妹itted to implement the Plan of Action  二0 二 一- 二0 二 五 under the Strategic Partnership between Malaysia and Việt Nam. We shall also strive to promote and conduct regular high-level engagements, and strengthen bilateral cooperation mechanisms,” the press co妹妹unique said.

The ministers also affirmed the determination to keep on the continued cooperation at multilateral fora in response to global challenges. — VNS