Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim May Visit Dhaka Soon, Foreign Minister Says

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim may visit Dhaka soon, the country's Foreign Minister Dato' Seri Utama Haji Mohamad bin Haji Hasan has said.

The Malaysian foreign minister made the remark during a meeting with Bangladesh's acting Foreign Minister Humayun Kabir on Tuesday (3 November), on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in St. John's, the capital of Antigua and Barbuda.

At the meeting, the two foreign ministers expressed satisfaction over the growing bilateral relations between the two countries, recalling Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's historic visit to Malaysia last June.

The meeting reviewed various aspects of bilateral cooperation, including trade and investment as well as the issue of expatriate workers. In particular, the two ministers stressed the speedy conclusion of a free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries.

They also discussed the need for joint inspection and monitoring of the migration system to ensure transparency and fairness in the recruitment of Bangladeshi workers to the Malaysian labour market.

At the meeting, the Malaysian foreign minister assured support for Bangladesh's aspiration to become a sectoral dialogue partner of ASEAN and for its efforts to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement.