Anwar receives courtesy call from South Korean foreign minister

PUTRAJAYA, May 2 -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim discussed, among other things, efforts to strengthen bilateral ties with South Korea when its Foreign Minister Park Jin made a courtesy call on him here today.

The hour-long meeting at Perdana Putra was held as part of Park’s two-day working visit to Malaysia beginning yesterday.Wisma Putra, in a statement yesterday, said Park’s visit coincided with the 40th anniversary celebration of the Look East Policy involving Malaysia and South Korea.“This visit will be a platform for both sides to upgrade bilateral ties to another level, based on the principle of common interests, mutual trust and people-to-people relationships,” the statement said.

In 2022, South Korea was Malaysia’s eighth largest trading partner with trade totalling RM114.21 billion , a 29.3 per cent increase over the figure for 2021. South Korea is also Malaysia’s seventh biggest foreign investor in the manufacturing sector with implemented projects worth RM33 billion . — Bernama

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