Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong (R) receives Malaysian Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob in Hanoi, March 21, 2022.

The Malaysian PM congratulated Vietnam on its socio-economic achievements, especially in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and economic recovery.

He stressed Malaysia attaches importance to its strategic partnership with Vietnam, adding his country hopes the two sides will strengthen links in economy, trade, investment, and people-to-people exchange, and that it is ready to step up tourism and maritime cooperation.

Party leader Trong affirmed Vietnam’s consistent policy of treasuring and reinforcing the strategic partnership with Malaysia.

He suggested Vietnam and Malaysia jointly and actively consolidate peace and cooperation in the East Sea (known internationally as the South China Sea) in order to ensure the rights and legitimate interests of the parties under the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).