(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Sunday sent a message of congratulations to Ismail Sabri Yaakob on his appointment as Prime Minister of Malaysia.
Malaysian King Al-Sultan Abdullah appointed Ismail Sabri Yaakob, Vice Chairman of the United Malays National Organization (UMNO), as Prime Minister on Saturday, replacing Muhyiddin Yassin, who stepped down this week.