Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh receives Malaysian Minister of Defence Dato’ Seri Utama Haji Mohamad Bin Haji Hasan in Hanoi on December 4, 2023. (photo: VGP/ Nhat Bac)

The PM expressed his wish to further deepen bilateral strategic partnership in all areas, including the exchange of all-level delegations, investment, trade, culture, education-training, tourism, and people-to-people exchange. He suggested Malaysia assist Vietnam in having yellow card warning lifted, developing the Halal industry, and opening the door for Vietnamese Halal products.

PM Chinh suggested the two defence ministries continue working closely together, for the sake of peace, cooperation and development of each country, the region and the world. He wished that, as two active and influential members of ASEAN, Malaysia and Vietnam would continue to support and propose practical initiatives and actions to uphold the internal solidarity and central role of ASEAN in the regional security architecture.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh suggestes the Defence Ministries of Vietnam and Malaysia continue working closely for regional and global peace, cooperation and development. (photo: VGP/ Nhat Bac)
He called for the effective implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC), toward early conclusion of a substantive and effective Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC), guaranteeing the security, safety, freedom of overflight and navigation, the settlement of disputes by peaceful means in line with international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), and the interests of the parties, contributing to creating an environment of peace, stability, cooperation and development in the East Sea.