JAKARTA - Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim held a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan and discussed improving bilateral relations.

Reported by ANTARA, Thursday, June 15, the meeting which lasted about an hour at the Parliament building, Kuala Lumpur, discussed efforts to intensify bilateral relations between Malaysia and the UAE.

According to PMAnwar, the two parties exchanged opinions regarding regional and global issues that were of common concern.

Malaysian Foreign Minister Zambry Abdul Kadir and the UAE delegation also attended the bilateral meeting.

Previously, the Malaysian Foreign Minister and the UAE had met and discussed various issues of bilateral cooperation after the status of relations between the two countries was upgraded to a strategic partnership on September 22, 2022.

The two foreign ministers also agreed to start a Joint Working Committee (JCC) meeting between Malaysia and the UAE as a platform to strengthen ongoing efforts to improve relations to a higher level, including exploring potential new areas of cooperation.

The UAE Foreign Minister made an official two-day visit in Malaysia from Wednesday (14/6) to Thursday (15/6). The visit followed up on the special visit of the Crown Prince Abu Dhabi and the Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to Malaysia last May.

The UAE is Malaysia's second-largest trading partner and is Malaysia's second-largest export destination in West Asia.

In 2022, Malaysia's bilateral trade value with the UAE increased by 73.5 percent from RM22.33 billion (around Rp72.06 trillion) to RM38.73 billion (around Rp124.98 trillion) compared to the previous year.


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