PM Phuc sanguine of flourishing Vietnam-Malaysia ties
VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted on July 27 a reception for visiting Malaysian Foreign Minister Anifah Aman in Hanoi, during which he expressed his delight at the fruitful collaboration between Vietnam and Malaysia.
PM Phuc praised the outcomes of the fifth meeting of the Vietnam – Malaysia Joint Committee for Economic, Scientific, and Technological Cooperation, as the two sides reviewed the cooperation in politics, trade, investment, national defence – security, agro-forestry and discussed measures for existing issues, and promotion of all-around cooperation.
He asked the two sides to work hand in hand in activities marking the 45th anniversary of diplomatic ties in 2018, soon start negotiations and signing of cooperation agreements on anti-human trafficking, extradition, transfer of sentenced persons, search and rescue at sea, and enhance labour and tourism links and people-to people exchange.
Phuc told his guest that Vietnam has offered all optimal conditions for Malaysian investors in Vietnam, noting that Malaysia is the seventh biggest trade partner and investor of Vietnam with a trade value of US$8.4 billion in 2016 and a total investment of US$12 billion as of May, 2017. However, he said these figures is still far from matching with the two nations’ cooperation potential.
He underlined the spirit of building the East Sea a region of peace, friendship, aviation and maritime freedom, and settling disputes peacefully on the basis of international law, including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea in 1982 (UNCLOS).
The Malaysian diplomat stated that his nation will cooperate with Vietnam to take full advantage of each nation’s market, adding that Malaysia will also work closely with Vietnam in international and regional issues of shared concern, including the East Sea one.
Minister Anifah Aman also affirmed that Malaysia supports settling disputes with respect to the international law, including the UNCLOS 1982.
Prime Minister Najib Razak will attend the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting in the central city of Danang in November, he said.