UMNO leader and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak (centre) (Source: AP)Kuala Lumpur (VNA) – Adelegation from the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) is in Malaysia to attend the71st annual congress of the UnitedMalays National Organisation (UMNO) Party inKuala Lumpur from December 5-8.
The congress gathered over 5,800 delegates representing 3.2 million UMNO members, along with representatives from17 political parties from 14 countries.
The Vietnamese delegation is led by NguyenVan Hung, a member of the CPV Central Committeeand Secretary of the Quang Tri Provincial Party Committee.
In his speech at the opening session, UMNOleader and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak highlighted the rulingparty’s great role and contributions to the country’s development. He alsoreaffirmed maintaining the policies related to national reconciliation, socialsecurity, self-reliance, and pledged to promote the role of the Islamiccommunity in national unity.
During their stay, the Vietnamese delegates paid a courtesy call to PM NajibRazak and had a meeting with UMNO General Secretary Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor,during which the Malaysian side congratulated Vietnam on the successful hostingof the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week 2017, and expressed their deep impression ofVietnam’s great achievements.
They highly evaluated the friendship and cooperation between the two parties andStates, expressing the hope that these ties will be stronger in the future,contributing to fostering the Vietnam-Malaysia multi-faceted relations.
The Vietnamese guests spoke highly of Malaysia’s achievements in nationalconstruction and development under the leadership of the UMNO, and wished theparty a victory in the upcoming general election.
On the sidelines of the congress, the Vietnamese delegation also met andexchanged views on issues of common concern with other internationaldelegations.-VNA
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