(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam and Malaysia have elevated their relationship to a comprehensive strategic partnership on the occasion of Party General Secretary To Lam's official visit to Malaysia.
 Party General Secretary To Lam and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim at the press conference (Photo: VOV). |
Co-chairing a press conference following their talks on Thursday, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim stressed the significance of the Vietnamese Party leader’s three-day visit marked by the upgrade of the relationship.
The two sides agreed to strengthen cooperation in various areas, including security, defence, maritime affairs, electricity, and digital economy, said the Malaysian Prime Minister.
Speaking at the press conference, Party leader Lam said the two sides committed to maintaining mutual support for each country's development path and consolidating and strengthening their friendly relations and political trust grounded in respect for international law, independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity, and political systems, in accordance with each nation's socio-economic conditions, laws, and regulations, as well as the principle of non-interference in each other's internal affairs.
Mr. Lam stressed joint commitments to continuing with close coordination in maintaining peace, security, stability, and the freedom of navigation and overflight in the East Sea, resolving disputes peacefully, and refraining from threats or the use of force in accordance with widely recognized principles of international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
The Vietnamese leader affirmed Vietnam’s continued support for Malaysia’s ASEAN Chairmanship in 2025 and reiterated the country’s commitment to closely coordinating with Malaysia and other ASEAN member states to realize the ASEAN Community Vision 2025.
On this occasion, Party General Secretary To Lam and PM Anwar witnessed the exchange a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on enhancing trade promotion between the Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency and the Malaysian External Trade Development Corporation, and another on renewable energy cooperation between the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (Petrovietnam) and Malaysia’s oil and gas company (Petronas).