Vietnam and Malaysia play indispensable role in Asean, says top analyst


KUALA LUMPUR(Bernama-VNA): Vietnam and Malaysia play an important and indispensable role in Asean, including in the fields of economy, diplomacy and security, said Collins Chong Yew Keat, a foreign affairs and strategy analyst and author in University of Malaya.

Collins, during an interview with Vietnam News Agency (VNA) here emphasised the increasing momentum in the Vietnam-Malaysia relationship across all sectors, including diplomacy, economy, and national defence and security since the establishment of their bilateral strategic partnership in 2015.

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