Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday received a guard of honour at the Perdana Putra Complex in Putrajaya upon his arrival to meet Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and hold delegation-level talks.
Shehbaz, who is on a three-day official visit to Malaysia, was warmly welcomed by his Malaysian counterpart at the official reception ceremony. Both leaders are expected to discuss ways to enhance bilateral trade, investment, and cooperation in various sectors.
The national anthems of Pakistan and Malaysia were played as both the leaders stood at the salute dais.
Later, the two leaders introduced their respective delegations to each other before proceeding to 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 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 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.
