Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (R) and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. (Photo: VNA)The Party leader welcomed the official visit by the Malaysian PM,which takes place on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of thebilateral diplomatic ties (1973- 2023), and stressed that Vietnam and Malaysia, as close neighbours in Southeast Asia and members of theAssociation of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), shareviews on many important international issues, as well as similarities inculture and history.
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong hosts a reception for Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in Hanoi on July 20. (Photo: VNA)Trong shared with his guest the importance of the fight against corruption, wastefulness and other negative phenomena, saying that the fight has received warm support and trust from the public in Vietnam. He added that Vietnam has learned a lot from Malaysia’s developmentexperience, and hailed the achievements that Malaysia has recorded under theleadership of the government led by PM Ibrahim.
He agreed with Ibrahim’s suggestions on theexchange of experience in leadership, socio-economic development management,and corruption and wastefulness combat.
For his part, the Malaysian PM lauded the leadershipof the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and the Party General Secretary’s contributionsto Vietnam's national development.
Informing his host about outcomes of the talks with PMPham Minh Chinh, Ibrahim noted his hope for stronger comprehensive cooperationwith Vietnam, including relations between parties, and the exchange ofexperience in leadership, development, economic cooperation, national defenceand security, digital economy, cyber security and response to non-traditionalsecurity challenges.
Vietnam and Malaysia should also beef up cooperation andshare experience in fighting corruption and other negative phenomena, hestressed./.
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