- PM Shehbaz in Malaysia for 3-day visit on Anwar Ibrahim’s invitation.
- Both sides set to deliberate on enhancing cooperation in trade.
- Pakistan, Malaysian PMs to witness signing of agreements, MoUs.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday was given a guard of honour as he arrived at the Perdana Putra Complex, Office of the Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, to meet him and hold the delegation level talks.
As the prime minister, who is on a three-day official visit to Malaysia, arrived at the venue of the official welcome reception, he was warmly received by the Malysian counterpart.
The national anthems of Pakistan and Malaysia were played as the both the leaders stood at the salute dais.
Later, the two leaders introduced their respective delegations to each other before proceeding for the one-on-one meeting and the delegation level talks to review Pakistan-Malaysia bilateral ties and explore new areas of collaboration in multiple sectors.
PM Shehbaz and PM Ibrahim are set to deliberate on enhancing bilateral cooperation in trade to explore opportunities for further cooperation in trade, IT & telecom, Halal industry, investment, education, energy, infrastructure, digital economy, and people-to-people ties.
Both the leaders will also witness the signing of agreements and memorandums of understanding for cooperation in several existing and new sectors.
Accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar and Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Tariq Fatemi, the prime minister is visiting Malaysia at the invitation of his Malaysian counterpart.
As he landed at at the Bunga Raya International Airport on Sunday night, he was received by the Malaysian Minister of Communications Fahmi Fadzil, Pakistan’s High Commissioner to Malaysia Syed Ahsan Raza Shah and diplomatic staff.
Before departing on Sunday, the prime minister expressed his anticipation for a thorough exchange of views with his Malaysian counterpart, highlighting the shared commitment of both countries to strengthening trade and economic cooperation.
“I will be undertaking an official visit to Malaysia [from] October 5-7 on the invitation of my dear brother, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. Greatly looking forward to a comprehensive exchange of views on our common desire to enhance trade and economic engagement as well as bilateral cooperation in various fields,” PM Shehbaz posted on X before his flight.
Important global and regional matters would also be discussed during the visit, he added.
