S Jaishankar Discusses Cooperation In Technology, Defence With Malaysian PM

Kuala Lumpur:

Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday known as on Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and the 2 leaders exchanged views and mentioned cooperation within the areas of commerce, science and expertise, training, agriculture, tourism, defence and likewise on regional points together with Myanmar.

S Jaishankar, who’s right here on a two-day official go to, met Anwar Ibrahim on the Prime Minister’s Workplace and the assembly lasted about an hour, the official Bernama information company reported.

In an announcement issued after the assembly, the Prime Minister’s Workplace stated that Anwar Ibrahim and S Jaishankar exchanged views and mentioned cooperation within the areas of commerce, science and expertise, training, agriculture, tourism, defence and digital, and likewise on regional points together with Myanmar.

Anwar Ibrahim gave his dedication to facilitate the institution of the Indian Institute of Expertise (IIT) department campus in Malaysia, it added.

The Prime Minister additionally expressed appreciation to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for helping Malaysia when the nation was hit by a scarcity of rice and hoped for additional facilitation on the import of agricultural produce from India.

“Could the Malaysian-Indian relationship proceed to develop and blossom for the good thing about the individuals of each pleasant international locations,” Anwar Ibrahim stated.

The Prime Minister appears to be like ahead to go to India quickly, the assertion stated.

S Jaishankar, who’s in Kuala Lumpur on the third and final leg of his three-nation tour to Singapore, the Philippines and Malaysia, conveyed the nice and cozy greetings of Prime Minister Modi.

“Honour to name on Prime Minister @anwaribrahim of Malaysia. Conveyed the nice and cozy greetings of PM @narendramodi,” S Jaishankar stated in a put up on X.

Praising the Malaysian prime minister’s imaginative and prescient for a stronger bilateral relationship, he stated, “His imaginative and prescient for stronger India-Malaysia ties, each in conventional and new-age areas, will assist us craft a extra formidable agenda for the connection.” “Benefitted from his steerage and insights on regional developments,” he added.

Earlier, S Jaishankar met his Malaysian counterpart Mohamad bin Haji Hasan.

The 2 international ministers held a “productive and frank dialogue, together with exchanging views on the multifaceted dimensions of Malaysia-India bilateral affairs in addition to regional and worldwide problems with mutual curiosity,” the Malaysian Ministry of International Affairs stated in an official assertion.

The assembly was additionally attended by Agriculture and Meals Safety Minister Mohamad Sabu and Deputy Funding, Commerce and Trade Minister Liew Chin Tong.

Malaysia and India share a long-standing and substantive relationship certain by strong financial partnerships and shut people-to-people ties.

In 2023, India was Malaysia’s twelfth largest world buying and selling companion, with whole commerce amounting to RM 77.76 billion (USD 16.53 billion), the assertion stated. 

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