Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim held talks in Kuala Lumpur on May 25 to advance bilateral relations. The meeting took place during PM Chinh’s official visit to Malaysia, where he is also attending the 46th ASEAN Summit and related events.

The two PMs showed their satisfaction with the development of bilateral relations in the recent past, especially since the establishment of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in November 2024.

The two sides agreed to quickly finalise the action plan for implementing the comprehensive strategic partnership for 2025–2030 and establish a meeting mechanism between the two PMs.

The upgrade of Vietnam – Malaysia relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership during Party General Secretary To Lam’s official visit to Malaysia from November 21 – 23 demonstrates the two countries’ deeper commitment to shared development and closer bilateral ties, according to Malaysian Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Tengku Datuk Seri Utama Zafrul.