General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam on November 21 held talks with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, following an official welcome ceremony held for the Vietnamese leader at the Prime Minister’s Office in Putrajaya city.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Malaysia have decided to upgrade their relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, pledging to offer mutual support for each country's respective development path, Party General Secretary To Lam and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said while co-chairing a press briefing following talks held on November 21 in Kuala Lumpur.

VOV.VN - Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim chaired an official welcome ceremony for Party General Secretary To Lam, his wife and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam on November 21 in Kuala Lumpur.

VOV.VN - Over the past 51 years, the traditional friendship and co-operative ties between Vietnam and Malaysia have seen positive development across multiple fields, particularly following relations being upgraded into a strategic partnership in 2015.

VOV.VN - General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam, his spouse and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam arrived at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, beginning an official visit to Malaysia from November 21-23, at the invitation of Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and his spouse.

The official visit to Malaysia from November 21-23 by Party General Secretary To Lam, which comes ahead of the 10th anniversary of the bilateral strategic partnership next year, will help reinforce the foundation of the political relationship and provide new momentum to further promote strategic cooperation across all fields, a diplomat has said.

The official visit to Malaysia from November 21-23 by Party General Secretary To Lam is expected to open up new opportunities for and mark a new milestone in the economic and trade cooperation between Vietnam and Malaysia.

VOV.VN - General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam, his spouse and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam departed Hanoi on November 21 morning for a three-day official visit to Malaysia at the invitation of Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and his spouse.

The upcoming Malaysia visit by Party General Secretary To Lam will set the stage for a deeper partnership between the two countries, reinforcing ASEAN’s role and influence under Malaysia’s leadership, Collins Chong Yew Keat, an expert on foreign affairs and security at the University of Malaya, told the Vietnam News Agency (VNA)'s resident reporter.

VOV.VN - The official visit to Malaysia by Party General Secretary To Lam from November 21 to November 23 is of great significance in consolidating the good relationship between the two countries, thereby continuing to affirm their commitment to elevating bilateral ties to new heights.