Prime Minister receives Malaysia's PEMANDU CEO

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received Dato Sri Idris Jala, Chief Executive Officer of the Performance Management and Delivery Unit (PEMANDU) of Malaysia in Hanoi on July 18.
Prime Minister receives Malaysia's PEMANDU CEO ảnh 1Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) receives Dato Sri Idris Jala, Chief Executive Officer of the Performance Management and Delivery Unit of Malaysia on July 18 (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received Dato Sri IdrisJala, Chief Executive Officer of the Performance Management and Delivery Unit(PEMANDU Associates) of Malaysia, in Hanoi on July 18.

At the reception, the Government leader welcomed the Malaysian guest’s visitand valued the outcomes of his talks with Minister-Chairman of the GovernmentOffice Mai Tien Dung.

Stressing the two countries’ close relations in ASEAN, PM Phuc said Malaysia isone of the major investors in Vietnam and boasts much experience in improvingthe investment and business climate.

Dato Sri Idris Jala spoke highly of the PM’s speech at the freshly held VietnamICT Summit 2018, suggesting the Vietnamese side organise several internationalsymposiums to acquire international experience, thus creating positive changesin reform and innovation.

He expressed his hope to continue his contributions in order to witness Vietnam’sbreakthrough developments in the future.

PM Phuc affirmed that he will consult relevant ministries and agencies on the organizationof symposiums on reform and innovation as mentioned by the Malaysian official.

He appreciated experience of international organisations and countries,including Malaysia, in institutional reform. According to him, the mostimportant thing is to act quickly to gain high efficiency in the fourth IndustrialRevolution.-VNA
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