On the morning of August 8, continuing his visit and work in Malaysia, Party Central Committee member and Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Khac Dinh visited and worked with the Vietnamese Embassy in Malaysia and met with representatives of the Vietnamese community in Malaysia.
Before the working session, the Vice Chairman of the National Assembly, the working delegation and the attending delegates observed a minute of silence in memory of the late General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.
At the meeting, Vietnamese Ambassador to Malaysia Dinh Ngoc Linh reported to the Vice President of the National Assembly and the delegation on the current situation in Malaysia and the Vietnam-Malaysia relationship, emphasizing that Malaysia always attaches importance to developing relations with Vietnam. The fact that Vietnam is currently Malaysia's only strategic partner in ASEAN is proof that Vietnam holds an important position in Malaysia's foreign policy.
Accordingly, the delegation exchange activities between the two countries have been active and regular in recent times. As a bridge in the locality, in the first 8 months of 2024, the Embassy has actively coordinated and supported many domestic delegations to visit and work in Malaysia with good results. Research, foreign affairs and citizen protection work are also valued by the Embassy and have achieved many positive results.
Regarding the Vietnamese community in Malaysia, the Ambassador said that there are currently over 30,000 Vietnamese people living, studying and working, mainly concentrated in the Western Peninsula, in which the capital Kuala Lumpur, the states of Penang, Johor and Ipod are where many Vietnamese people reside and work.
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Delegates attending the meeting. |
“The Vietnamese community in Malaysia is basically united, hard-working, has a spirit of mutual love and support, and helps each other in life; has a spirit of turning towards the homeland; always trusts in the leadership of the Party and State and is happy and excited about the achievements of the country's innovation and development,” the Ambassador emphasized.
Speaking at the meeting, the representative of overseas Vietnamese on behalf of the Malaysia-Vietnam Friendship Association, the Vietnamese Language Club, the Business Association, and overseas students expressed his emotion at meeting Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Khac Dinh and the delegation on their visit and work in Malaysia; at the same time, through the Vice Chairman of the National Assembly and the delegation, he proposed that the Party, State, and National Assembly continue to pay attention and create conditions for the overseas Vietnamese community in general and the Vietnamese community in Malaysia to continue to contribute to the development of the country; support the teaching of Vietnamese, pay attention to timely rewards to encourage the spirit of individuals and groups who are active in teaching Vietnamese; support and strengthen the connection between Vietnamese enterprises in Malaysia with domestic and international enterprises...
On behalf of the National Assembly and the Delegation, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Khac Dinh cordially sent his best regards, best wishes and warm feelings from home to the staff and staff of the Embassy and overseas Vietnamese and students living, working and studying in Malaysia.
The Vice Chairman of the National Assembly stated that since the establishment of diplomatic relations on March 30, 1973, the Vietnam-Malaysia relationship has gone through a long journey of more than 50 years of construction and development, with an important milestone being the signing of the Joint Statement on the Strategic Partnership Framework on August 7, 2015, which is even more special as Vietnam is Malaysia's only strategic partner in ASEAN.
The relationship between the two countries' legislatures has also been continuously consolidated and enhanced bilaterally and within the framework of inter-parliamentary forums of which both sides are members such as AIPA, IPU, APPF, and support each other's stance on regional and international issues of mutual concern. On the occasion of attending the 44th AIPA General Assembly held in Indonesia in August 2023, the Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly met with the Speaker of the Malaysian House of Representatives; the two Chairmen agreed to strengthen the relationship between the two parliaments in line with the good political relations between the two countries.
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Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Khac Dinh spoke at the meeting. |
At the meeting, the Vice Chairman of the National Assembly informed the staff of the Embassy and overseas Vietnamese and students about the situation in the country, about the people of the whole country, overseas Vietnamese and international friends deeply mourning the farewell of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong - the leader who had made many great and especially outstanding contributions to the glorious revolutionary cause of the Party and the nation. The Vice Chairman of the National Assembly highly appreciated the Vietnamese Embassy in Malaysia for joining 93 Vietnamese representative agencies abroad to solemnly organize a memorial service and open a condolence book in memory of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.
The Vice Chairman of the National Assembly also informed the people about the socio-economic situation in the first 7 months of 2024 and some activities of the National Assembly since the beginning of 2024, including the National Assembly's passing of the Land Law, which took effect 5 months earlier than initially planned with many major changes, expanding land use rights for Vietnamese people residing abroad, creating favorable conditions for Vietnamese people residing abroad to have a favorable environment to invest and do business in their homeland. The Law stipulates more clearly that land users who are Vietnamese people residing abroad include "Vietnamese people residing abroad who are Vietnamese citizens" and "people of Vietnamese origin residing abroad", along with specific and detailed regulations expanding land use rights and obligations, land management and use regimes for these two subjects. For Vietnamese people residing abroad who are Vietnamese citizens, the Law stipulates that they have the same rights and obligations to use land and the same ability to access land as individuals in the country.
The Vice President of the National Assembly expressed his joy and appreciation for the efforts of the Vietnamese people in recent times in uniting, integrating well and complying with local laws, gradually affirming their position, making positive contributions to the development of Malaysia, and being a positive factor promoting the friendly relationship between the two countries. The Vietnamese community in Malaysia has actively implemented activities and achieved some outstanding results, promoting the role of solidarity, caring, and connecting the community, making an important contribution to promoting economic relations, investment, trade promotion and tourism between Vietnam and Malaysia. The community's contribution to the development of Malaysia has also been recognized by the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia.
“The Party and State always consider the overseas Vietnamese community, including the Vietnamese community in Malaysia, as an inseparable part of the great national unity bloc, one of the driving forces and sources of strength for the country’s development. The country’s current development achievements all have important contributions from the community of more than 5.3 million Vietnamese people in more than 130 countries around the world, including 30,000 people in Malaysia,” the Vice Chairman of the National Assembly affirmed.
In the coming time, the Vice President of the National Assembly hopes and believes that the overseas Vietnamese community in Malaysia will increasingly develop, unite, and turn towards the country; always care about and regularly nurture the love of the homeland for the younger generation, educate the younger generation about their roots, maintain the Vietnamese language; strengthen the solidarity, contribution, and cooperation of each individual, Vietnamese association and the entire Vietnamese community in Malaysia for a united, strong, prestigious and prestigious community in the local society; and be a bridge for the friendship and cooperation between the two countries.
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Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Khac Dinh took a souvenir photo with officials and staff of the Vietnamese Embassy in Malaysia and representatives of the Vietnamese community in Malaysia. (Photo: VNA) |
Regarding some of the people's thoughts, wishes and proposals, the Vice Chairman of the National Assembly expressed sympathy, shared and acknowledged the opinions and recommendations and said that he would assign relevant ministries, branches and agencies to focus on synthesizing, researching and soon having appropriate solutions in a timely and thorough spirit.
The National Assembly always pays attention, supports and creates the most favorable conditions for Vietnamese representative agencies abroad to operate effectively, contributing to the cause of protecting, building and developing the country. Emphasizing this, the Vice Chairman of the National Assembly said that in April 2024, the National Assembly Standing Committee reviewed and agreed with the policy and content of amending and supplementing Decree 08/2019/ND-CP dated January 23, 2019, stipulating a number of regimes for members of Vietnamese agencies abroad to ensure better treatment for members of Vietnamese agencies abroad in accordance with the country's potential, position and economic conditions in the new situation and the characteristics of the foreign affairs sector...
The Vice Chairman of the National Assembly highly appreciated and commended the Ambassador and the staff of the Vietnamese Embassy in Malaysia for their efforts in fulfilling the tasks assigned by the Party, State and Government. In particular, they have done a good job in the work of overseas Vietnamese, contributing to connecting and supporting the people in difficult times.
The Vice Chairman of the National Assembly requested that in the coming time, the Ambassador and the Embassy's staff continue to make efforts to successfully complete assigned political tasks and promptly recommend to the State and Government measures to consolidate and promote the enhanced Strategic Partnership with Malaysia.
On behalf of the National Assembly and the Delegation, the Vice Chairman of the National Assembly wished the community good health, happiness, good study, favorable business, and prosperity; wished the Embassy staff to always be united, unanimous, proactive and creative, to successfully fulfill their political tasks, and to actively contribute to the cause of building and defending the Fatherland.
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