Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Monday that Pakistan and Malaysia had agreed to deepen cooperation in defense, trade and emerging technologies following what he described as “highly productive” discussions with Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim in Putrajaya.
“Pakistan can greatly benefit from the expertise in technology of Malaysia, IT and AI,” said Shehbaz at a joint press conference. “We are impatient to learn from the experience of Malaysia and to continue joint ventures and mutually beneficial projects.”
He welcomed Malaysia’s decision to import $ 200 million in Pakistan meat and assured that Pakistan would do everything possible to fulfill Malaysian conditions. He also noted the growing import of Pakistani rice by Malaysia and expressed its optimism as to the expansion of agricultural trade.
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The Prime Minister praised the Urdou translation of the script of the book of Anwar Ibrahim, describing it as “a director for sustainability, mutual respect, compassion, innovation, research and development, progress, prosperity and mutual trust.”
He congratulated Anwar’s “visionary leadership” and reaffirmed that Pakistan – “a nation with immense resources and great minds” – is committed to equipping its young people with modern knowledge and associating Malaysia for shared prosperity.
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, recalling “historical fraternal relations” between the two nations, said that economic cooperation had always been at the heart of their ties.
“This is our joint aspiration to further improve collaboration in all areas,” he said, adding that Malaysia would also facilitate beef imports from Pakistan.
He underlined the potential for cooperation in emerging technologies and congratulated Pakistan’s position on Palestine, noting that the two countries supported peace efforts.
Earlier, Prime Minister Shehbaz received an honorary care of ceremony at the Perdana Putra complex, where he inspected the contingents of the Malaysian armed forces. The two leaders presented their delegations before holding talks and at the level of the delegation.
The two parties have signed understanding of understanding covering higher education, tourism, halal certification, anti-corruption cooperation and small and medium-sized enterprises. They also discussed the expansion of links in trade, telecommunications, halal industry, investment, energy, infrastructure, digital economy and personal contacts.
Prime Minister Shehbaz is accompanied by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ishaq Dar, the Minister of Information Attaullah Tarar and the special assistant Tariq Fatemi during his three-day official visit. He was received upon his arrival in Kuala Lumpur by the Malaysian Minister of Communications Fahmi Fadzil and the Pakistani High Commissioner Syed Ahsan Raza Shah.
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The visit is expected to provide “new momentum” to Pakistani-Malais relations and strengthen cooperation in the strategic sectors and focused on future.
Last year, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim went to Pakistan, where he was given to Nishan-E-Pakistan for his contributions to Islamic Fraternity and Cooperation.
The two countries are also linked by Malaysia-Pakistan, an economic partnership agreement (MPCEPA), signed in 2007, which promotes trade in goods and services, regulates investment flows and supports cooperation in intellectual property, health, telecommunications, tourism and construction care.
