Vietnam, Malaysia to talk fishery agreement signing
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said he will direct authorised agencies to work with Vietnam on the signing of an agreement on fishery cooperation while meeting Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh on July 13.
Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh (L) and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said he will directauthorised agencies to work with Vietnam on the signing of an agreement onfishery cooperation while meeting Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister Truong HoaBinh on July 13.
He told guest that discussions will also deal with the signing of an agreementon links between Vietnam’s coastal guard force and Malaysia’s Maritime Enforcement Agency, the establishment of a hotline andjoint patrols between the naval forces, and coordination on the returnof Vietnamese fishermen and boats captured in Malaysia’s waters.
NajibRazak asserted his support for cooperation between his country and Vietnam atall levels - from the Party, Government, State, and National Assembly channels,to people-to-people exchange, and expressed his joy to attend the 2017 APECSummit in central Da Nang city in November.
TheMalaysian Government will provide assistance to Vietnamese firms to export agriculturaland aquatic products to Malaysia, and make it easier for Vietnamese labourers towork in the country under signed agreement on labour cooperation, he stated.
The host pledged to ensure a fair trial for Vietnamese citizen Doan Thi Huong,who was arrested for alleged involvement in the death of a DemocraticPeople's Republic of Korea citizen in Malaysia, and create favourable conditions for Vietnamesecommunities living and working Malaysia.
Host and guest agreed to enhance cooperation in a practical manner in keyfields of politics, defence – security, and labourer, and judicial and maritimelinks, among others.
They stressed the need to bolster economic, trade and investment links betweenthe two nations, especially in the oil and gas industry, renewable energy, andrice trading.
Regarding ASEAN cooperation, they stressed that ASEAN should continue promotingintra-bloc collaboration to ensure its unity and central role in solvingstrategic affairs, including the East Sea-related issues.
Earlier the same day, Deputy PM Truong Hoa Binh received the Chairman and GeneralDirector of the CIMB Bank of Malaysia.
DeputyPM Binh paid an official visit to Malaysia from July 11-13.-VNA
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Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh (L) and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak (Source: VNA) 
