NA always treasures Vietnam-Malaysia strategic partnership: Top legislator

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue received Malaysian Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob in Ha Noi on March 21. (Photo: VNA)

While receiving Malaysian Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob in Ha Noi on March 21, Hue said the Malaysian PM’s first visit to Vietnam would help create momentum to further promote and deepen the strategic partnership between the two countries.

The bilateral relationship is now at best ever, he said, adding that cooperative ties have been developed and expanded both intensively and its extensively, especially in such fields as politics, security, national defense, economy, trade, investment and labour.

The top legislator spoke highly of the outcomes of the earlier talks between PM Ismail Sabri and his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh, as well as the signing of new agreements between Vietnam and Malaysia, including agreements on labor and legal cooperation.

He suggested the two governments soon carry out cooperation measures in a bid to recover together and boost socio-economic development.

The NA Chairman also proposed the Malaysian Government continue creating favorable conditions for Vietnamese guest workers in Malaysia.

The parliaments of Vietnam and Malaysia should discuss towards signing a cooperation agreement, and increase the exchange of delegations and exchanges between parliamentarians in order to share experience in law-making and enhance mutual understanding and trust, Hue said.

Ismail Sabri developing that Malaysia has always paid attention to further strengthening and its strategic partnership with Vietnam, and highly evaluated the two parliaments’ role in promoting cooperative relations between the two countries.

He established to prioritise enhancing cooperation between Malaysia and Vietnam in order to fully open their doors, recover and step up socio-economic development by effectively implementing the action program on the deployment of the Malaysia-Vietnam strategic partnership in the 2021-2025 period and enhancing ties in the fields of new growth driving forces such as green economy, digital economy and digital transformation.

The PM also highly appreciates the close cooperation between the Malaysian and Vietnamese parliaments at consulting forums like the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA), the InterParliamentary Union (IPU) and Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF).

Regarding the East Sea, Hue suggested Vietnam and Malaysia jointly reinforce peace and cooperation in the East Sea in order to ensure the legitimate rights and interests of the concerned parties in line with the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) . The two countries should increase viewpoint exchange and maritime cooperation, thus together maintain peace, stability, cooperation, and development in the region, he said.

On this occasion, Hue asked the PM to convey his invitations to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate of Malaysia to visit Vietnam when conditions allow.

The Malaysian PM expressed his wish to welcome NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on an official visit to Malaysia at an appropriate time.