Malaysian Prime Minister to pay official visit to Vietnam
Malaysian Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob will pay an official visit to Vietnam from March 20-21 at the invitation of Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced.
Malaysian Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi, (VNA) – Malaysian Prime Minister Dato’ SriIsmail Sabri bin Yaakob will pay an official visit to Vietnam from March 20-21 at theinvitation of Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced.
Vietnam and Malaysia have a long-standing friendship withexcellent cooperation in many areas since they established diplomaticrelations on March 30, 1973.
Since then, the bilateral ties have flourished, especiallyafter being advanced to a strategic partnership in 2015. Despitechallenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, two-way trade reached 12.5 billion USD in 2021, up 25.5percent from the previous year./.
Vietnam and Malaysia still have large room to step up trade cooperation in such fields as food, beverages, and personal care products, heard the Malaysia-Vietnam Trade Promotion Programme held by the Malaysia Trade Office in Vietnam (Matrade) in Ho Chi Minh City on November 23.
The Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) is promoting business cooperation between Malaysia and Vietnam to achieve 76 billion RM (18 billion USD) in bilateral trade by 2025, Malaysian news agency Bernama has reported.
Vietnamese-run enterprises have managed to keep business going in Malaysia despite COVID-19 restrictions and lockdowns, according to Nguyen Thi Thanh Van, Vice President of the Vietnam Malaysia Business Association (VMBIZ).
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc said he wants Vietnam and Malaysia to lift bilateral trade to 20 billion USD by 2025 during a reception for outgoing Ambassador of Malaysia to Vietnam Dato Sharifah Norhana Syed Mustaffa on January 20 afternoon.
