He made the statement while receiving former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad in Kuala Lumpur on September 30.
President Sang emphasized that Vietnam always attaches importance to boosting its traditional friendship and cooperation with Malaysia.
The Vietnamese leader highlighted Malaysia’s recent economic achievements and Mahathir Mohamad’s important role in his country and thanked the Malaysian government and Mahathir Mohamad for actively contributing to Vietnam’s renovation process.
For his part, the former Malaysian PM spoke highly of Mr Sang’s visit to Malaysia, saying this will help to lift the bilateral relations to a higher level.
He also expressed his admiration for Vietnam’s economic growth as well as its security and political stability in recent years.
He agreed that the two countries should join efforts to build the ASEAN Community, strictly follow the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC), and invent the Code of Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (COC).
*** On the same day, President Sang made a tour of Putrajaya city and visited the Quality Hero factory where many Vietnamese labourers were working.
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