Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 28 -- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh joined other ASEAN leaders and New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon at the ASEAN-New Zealand Commemorative Summit on October 28, marking the 50th anniversary of their partnership.

At the meeting, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, the ASEAN Chair for 2025, along with other ASEAN leaders and PM Luxon, highly valued Vietnam's contributions as the current coordinator of ASEAN-New Zealand dialogue relations for 2024-2027. They commended Vietnam for actively facilitating negotiations that led to the successful elevation of ASEAN-New Zealand ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership - a new milestone laying the foundation for deeper, broader cooperation in the years ahead...