The Vietnamese Embassy in Malaysia and the Malaysian Foreign Ministryjointly held a ceremony in Kuala Lumpur on March 29 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic ties.
Addressing the event, Malaysian Deputy Foreign Minister A. KohilanPillay expressed his pleasure at the continuously developing relationsbetween Vietnam and Malaysia since they se up diplomatic ties onMarch 30, 1973.
Both countries are now ASEAN members and become each other’s important economic partner, he said.
According to Vietnamese Ambassador to Malaysia Nguyen Hong Thao, overthe past 40 years, together with the common development of the regionand the world, the Vietnam-Malaysia relationship has seen new progress,both bilaterally and multilaterally.
Since the twocountries signed the joint statement on the comprehensive cooperationframework in 21 st century, their relations have ceaselessly developedin various fields, including politics, economics, defence and security,he added.
Many visits have been paid by the twocountries’ high-ranking leaders, especially the Malaysia visit ofPresident Truong Tan Sang on September 2011 and the Malaysian King’svisit to Vietnam in March 2009.
Despite theglobal economic downturn, two-way trade between Vietnam and Malaysiahit over 9 billion USD in 2012, a rise of 25.27 percent compared tothe previous year’s figure.
By 2012, Malaysia hadmore than 400 projects in Vietnam with a total registered investmentof over 10 billion USD, ranking seventh among Vietnam ’s investors.
In addition, bilateral cooperation in education andtraining, culture, sports and tourism has also recorded encouragingresults. Last year, 200,000 Vietnamese visited Malaysia while thenumber of Malaysian tourists to Vietnam was 300,000.
On the occasion, President Truong Tan Sang, Prime Minister Nguyen TanDung and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh extended their greetings toMalaysian King Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah, Prime Minister Najib Tun Razakand Foreign Minister Anifah Aman.
They expressedtheir belief that the two countries’ relationship will further developin the future for the interests of both peoples as well as for peace,stability, cooperation and development in the region and the world.-VNA
Addressing the event, Malaysian Deputy Foreign Minister A. KohilanPillay expressed his pleasure at the continuously developing relationsbetween Vietnam and Malaysia since they se up diplomatic ties onMarch 30, 1973.
Both countries are now ASEAN members and become each other’s important economic partner, he said.
According to Vietnamese Ambassador to Malaysia Nguyen Hong Thao, overthe past 40 years, together with the common development of the regionand the world, the Vietnam-Malaysia relationship has seen new progress,both bilaterally and multilaterally.
Since the twocountries signed the joint statement on the comprehensive cooperationframework in 21 st century, their relations have ceaselessly developedin various fields, including politics, economics, defence and security,he added.
Many visits have been paid by the twocountries’ high-ranking leaders, especially the Malaysia visit ofPresident Truong Tan Sang on September 2011 and the Malaysian King’svisit to Vietnam in March 2009.
Despite theglobal economic downturn, two-way trade between Vietnam and Malaysiahit over 9 billion USD in 2012, a rise of 25.27 percent compared tothe previous year’s figure.
By 2012, Malaysia hadmore than 400 projects in Vietnam with a total registered investmentof over 10 billion USD, ranking seventh among Vietnam ’s investors.
In addition, bilateral cooperation in education andtraining, culture, sports and tourism has also recorded encouragingresults. Last year, 200,000 Vietnamese visited Malaysia while thenumber of Malaysian tourists to Vietnam was 300,000.
On the occasion, President Truong Tan Sang, Prime Minister Nguyen TanDung and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh extended their greetings toMalaysian King Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah, Prime Minister Najib Tun Razakand Foreign Minister Anifah Aman.
They expressedtheir belief that the two countries’ relationship will further developin the future for the interests of both peoples as well as for peace,stability, cooperation and development in the region and the world.-VNA
