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KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia and Saudi Arabia have agreed to further step up bilateral cooperation by setting up the Saudi-Malaysian Coordinating Council (SMCC), said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
He said this was among the issues discussed with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan when the latter made a courtesy call at Perdana Putra in Putrajaya on Wednesday.
In a post on his official Facebook today, Ismail Sabri said efforts to reactivate the initiative to set up the Saudi-Malaysian Business Council soon, the haj quota, education and tourism were among other issues discussed at the meeting.
Malaysia akan terus mengukuhkan lagi hubungan dua hala dan ekonomi melibatkan perdagangan serta pelaburan dengan Arab Saudi.Malaysia akan terus mengukuhkan lagi hubungan dua hala dan ekonomi melibatkan perdagangan serta pelaburan dengan Arab Saudi. Perkara ini merupakan antara isu yang dibincang dengan Menteri Luar Negeri Arab Saudi, Yang Mulia Putera Faisal bin Farhan yang mengunjungi saya di pejabat tempoh hari. Kedua-dua pihak bersetuju meningkatkan lagi tahap kerjasama dua hala dengan menubuhkan Majlis Koordinasi Arab Saudi-Malaysia (SMCC). Kami membincangkan usaha untuk mengaktifkan semula inisiatif penubuhan Majlis Perniagaan Arab Saudi-Malaysia dalam masa terdekat. Kami juga membincangkan isu-isu lain seperti kuota haji, pendidikan, pelancongan dan lain-lain.
Posted by Ismail Sabri Yaakob on Saturday, June 11, 2022
“Malaysia will continue to strengthen bilateral and economic relations involving trade and investment with Saudi Arabia,” Ismail Sabri said.
Prince Faisal, who was on a two-day official visit to Malaysia beginning June 7, also had an audience with Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah at Istana Negara. – Bernama, June 12, 2022
