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Barnama
4 days ago
- Business
- Barnama
Friendship Association's Office Launched In Kuala Lumpur To Promote Vietnam-Malaysia Ties
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 15 (Bernama-VNA) -- The Malaysia-Vietnam Friendship Association (MVFA) opened its first office in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday, marking a significant step towards building the Vietnamese community and strengthening bilateral relations, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported. Vietnamese Ambassador Dinh Ngoc Linh applauded the association's initiatives to contribute meaningfully to Vietnam-Malaysia relations. He expressed his confidence that the new office will become a hub for partnerships, fresh ideas, and impactful programmes to deepen the Vietnam-Malaysia relationship.
The Star
29-04-2025
- Politics
- The Star
Vietnamese, Malaysian prime ministers hold phone talks on bilateral, regional developments
HANOI: Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (pic) held phone talks with his Malaysian counterpart Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on April 28, discussing bilateral cooperation as well as several regional and international developments, according to Vietnam News Agency (VNA). During their call, Anwar provided updates on Malaysia's initiatives as the Asean Chair this year to address regional concerns previously discussed in their April 6 conversation. He said Malaysia has engaged in dialogue with stakeholders in Myanmar, working to extend ceasefire agreements to focus on humanitarian aid following recent disasters, VNA reported. Besides, he outlined Asean's approach to strengthen trade and investment ties with partners while maintaining the bloc's central role, it added. Chinh meanwhile spoke highly of the Anwar's personal efforts and Malaysia's leadership in addressing regional challenges, emphasising Asean must take a leading role in resolving the Myanmar crisis and continue solidarity and coordinated support for the country in earthquake recovery and reconstruction through existing mechanisms like the Asean Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management and the Asean Secretary-General. He reaffirmed Vietnam's commitment to being an active and responsible Asean member, pledging continued support for Malaysia during its Asean chairmanship and for the successful organisation of upcoming Asean conferences. The two Prime Ministers agreed to maintain information exchange mechanism as well as effective coordination to deepen the Vietnam-Malaysia comprehensive strategic partnership and build Asean into a bloc with solidarity, unity and a central role in the region. - Bernama/VNA
