Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh arrives in Kuala Lumpur, begins visit to Malaysia and attends Summits

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife arrived in Kuala Lumpur to begin an official visit to Malaysia and attend the 46th ASEAN Summit. Photo: Duong Giang/VNA

According to the VNA Special Envoy, after more than 3 hours of flight, at 11:40 p.m. local time (10:40 p.m. Hanoi time) on May 24, the plane carrying Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife, along with the Vietnamese delegation, arrived in Kuala Lumpur, starting an official visit to Malaysia and attending the 46th ASEAN Summit and related summits in Kuala Lumpur from May 24-28, at the invitation of Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and his wife.

Officials and staff of the Vietnamese Embassy in Malaysia welcomed Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife on an official visit to Malaysia and to attend the 46th ASEAN Summit. Photo: Duong Giang/VNA

Welcoming Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife along with the Vietnamese delegation at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on the Malaysian side were Minister of National Solidarity Aaron Ago Dagang - Minister accompanying the Prime Minister; Malaysian Ambassador to Vietnam Dato' Tan Yang Thai; Deputy Director of the Department of Protocol, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Representative of the Prime Minister's Office; Liaison officer of the Prime Minister and his wife. On the Vietnamese side were Vietnamese Ambassador to Malaysia Dinh Ngoc Linh; officials and staff of the Embassy and representatives of the Vietnamese community in Malaysia.

Officials and staff of the Vietnamese Embassy in Malaysia welcomed Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife on an official visit to Malaysia and to attend the 46th ASEAN Summit. Photo: Duong Giang/VNA

Ceremony to welcome Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife to Kuala Lumpur, starting an official visit to Malaysia and attending the 46th ASEAN Summit. Photo: Duong Giang/VNA

It was midnight and a moonless day, but the sky at Kuala Lumpur International Airport was still bright. Malaysian friends rolled out the red carpet with two rows of honor guards on both sides and boarded the plane to welcome Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife.

During this working trip, along with an official visit to Malaysia - the country holding the ASEAN Chair 2025, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will attend the following conferences: 46th ASEAN Summit; 2nd ASEAN - Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit; ASEAN - GCC - China Summit. At the same time, the Prime Minister will also have many other important bilateral and multilateral activities; attend many related forums and conferences.

During his visit to Malaysia, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will hold talks and meetings with senior leaders of the host country, including the Prime Minister, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Malaysia. The two sides will discuss and agree on major orientations and specific measures to implement the newly established Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two countries.

The visit affirms Vietnam's consistent policy of always attaching importance to relations with neighboring countries and ASEAN, including Malaysia.

Through these activities, Vietnam affirms its support for Malaysia to successfully assume the role of ASEAN Chair 2025; at the same time, it continues to support the building of a “Sustainable and Inclusive”, united, strong ASEAN Community, and consolidate ASEAN’s central role in the regional structure.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's working trip also demonstrates Vietnam's proactive and active participation in multilateral organizations, mechanisms and forums, contributing ideas, participating in common activities and fulfilling responsibilities for the goals of peace, stability, cooperation and development of each country, in the region and in the world.

Pham Tiep/Vietnam News Agency

Source: https://baotintuc.vn/chinh-tri/thu-tuong-pham-minh-chinh-toi-kuala-lumpur-bat-dau-tham-malaysia-va-du-cac-hoi-nghi-cap-cao-20250524232823012.htm