President Tran Dai Quang (R) and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak (Source: VNA) Da Nang (VNA) – President Tran Dai Quanghad a bilateral meeting with Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak incentral Da Nang city on November 9 within the framework of the ongoing APECEconomic Leaders’ Week.
At the meeting, the President urged the two sides to well organise activitiesmarking the 45th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties in 2018 and soonimplement consultation mechanisms such as the high-level defence cooperationcommittee and the working group on cross-border crime combat.
Vietnam and Malaysia should share experience in anti-terrorism, hostage rescue,rescue operations and pirate combat, he said, asking maritime law enforcementforces of the two countries to exchange experience and information whilejoining hands in settling emerging issues.
Malaysian PM Najib Tun Razak praised Vietnam’s efforts to organise APEC Year2017 in general and the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week in particular.
He pledged to step up economic, trade and investment ties with Vietnam,especially in export-import, oil and gas, tourism and labour.
Malaysia will create favourable conditions for Vietnamese to live in thecountry and protect their legitimate rights, the PM promised.
Both leaders noted with joy the fruitful developments of the Vietnam-Malaysiastrategic partnership in various areas, ranging from politics-diplomacy andnational defence-security to economic, trade and investment.
They agreed to increase the exchange of all-level delegations and closelycoordinate with each other to organise activities to celebrate the 45thanniversary of diplomatic next year.
The two sides will also urge relevant agencies to soon implement bilateralconsultation mechanisms and sign agreements in order to create legal frameworksfor cooperation in specific areas.
They also discussed regional and international of shared concern and agreed tointensify consensus within ASEAN and carry forwards the group’s central role indealing with important matters. -VNA
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