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Leaders of Malaysia, Switzerland, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan have extended congratulations to Vietnamese leaders on the country’s 74th National Day (Sept. 2).

Vietnam and Malaysia established diplomatic ties on March 30, 1973.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc congratulated Ambassador of Malaysia M. Zamruni Khalid on outstandingly accomplishing his second working term in Vietnam while bidding farewell to him in Hanoi on July 10.

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh held talks with his Malaysian counterpart Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, who is on an official visit to Vietnam, in Hanoi on October 26.

Vietnam always attaches much importance to its relations with Malaysia, one of the country’s leading partners in the region, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said.

The Vietnam - Malaysia Friendship Association (VMFA) under the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) hosted a friendship exchange in Hanoi on September 19 as part of activities to mark the 61st anniversary of Malaysia’s National Day.

The relations between Vietnam and Malaysia have strongly developed over the past 45 years.

Malaysia has invited Vietnam to participate in the Defence Services Asia Exhibition and Conference, which is scheduled to take place in Kuala Lumpur in April 2016.

The Malaysian Embassy in Vietnam on September 8 hosted a banquet celebrating its country’s 58th National Day (August 31).

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and his Malaysian counterpart Najib Rajak agreed to upgrade the existing Vietnam-Malaysia comprehensive partnership to a strategic partnership level.