National desk, 9 July: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is about to begin a three-day official visit to Malaysia in order to strengthen the defence cooperation among the two nations.
Defence minister tweeted, “Today, 9th July, I shall be reaching Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on a three-day official visit.”
“Looking forward to hold bilateral talks with my counterpart, Mr Dato’ Seri Mohamad Hasan, and deepening the defence cooperation between the two countries,” Singh added.
Dato’ Seri Mohamad Hasan and Rajnath Singh will discuss regional and international topics of mutual concern. Singh will also meet with YB Dato’ Seri Anwar bin Ibrahim, the prime minister of Malaysia.
The Ministry of Defence statement said, “India and Malaysia have a common interest in peace and prosperity of the entire region. The two democracies have a robust and multifaceted relationship which has expanded into several strategic areas, including defence and security.”
According to Defence Ministry statement, both nations are dedicated to cooperating within the framework of the strengthened strategic alliance that was established during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Malaysia in 2015.
Malaysia and India have close, friendly ties. According to the Ministry of External Affairs, India and Malaysia recently agreed to settle trade in Indian rupees.
The decision was made in the midst of ongoing government initiatives to protect Indian trade from the effects of the Ukraine conflict.
A Memorandum of Understanding on opening all sectors to Indian workers in Malaysia was signed by Malaysia’s Human Resources Minister V Sivakumar and Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs V Muraleedharan earlier this month.
Muraleedharan tweeted, “Glad to meet Hon’ble Minister of Human Resources Malaysia H.E. @Sivatronoh in Kuala Lumpur Thanked the Minister & Malaysian government for opening all sectors to Indian workers at par with other foreign workers in Malaysia. Both agreed to expedite signing an MoU in this regard.”
The decision was made in the midst of ongoing government initiatives to protect Indian trade from the effects of the Ukraine conflict.
As part of the ‘Pravasi Bharatiya Utsav’ celebration, MoS V Muraleedharan also attended cultural performances.