Vietnamese Party delegation visits Malaysia

During its stay, the delegation, led by head of the CPV Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations Hoang Binh Quan, paid a courtesy visit to UMNO Chairman and Prime Minister Najib Razak, held talks with UMNO Secretary General and Federal Territories Minister Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor and also met other Malaysian officials. 

During the meetings, Quan briefed the hosts on the situation of the CPV and the country as a whole in recent times, affirming that the Vietnamese Party and State always want to intensify the partnership with Malaysia and the UMNO. 

He proposed measures to boost bilateral ties and suggested the two sides continue effectively implementing existing cooperative mechanisms as well as expanding collaboration in the fields with great potential such as trade, investment and rice export. 

The Vietnamese official also offered sympathy over the missing Malaysia Airlines plane, confirming that Vietnam will continue working with the Malaysian side in search and rescue activities. 

Malaysian leaders thanked Vietnam for being the first ASEAN country to join the search for the lost jet. 

UMNO Secretary General Mansor expressed his hope to further strengthen connections with Vietnam, especially in delegation exchange and the sharing of experience in party building and state management. 

He invited the Vietnamese party to attend his organization’s 2014 congress and said that the UMNO will soon appoint officials to visit Vietnam.