{"id":34618,"date":"2024-10-03T15:24:23","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T15:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/?p=34618"},"modified":"2024-10-03T15:24:23","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T15:24:23","slug":"pakistan-malaysia-hold-delegation-level-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/archives\/34618","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan-Malaysia hold delegation level talks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister of Pakistan Mohammad Shehbaz Sharif and Malaysian Prime Minister YAB Dato\u2019 Seri Anwar Ibrahim led their respective sides at wide-ranging delegation level talks at the Prime Minister\u2019s House.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The two Prime Ministers noted the historic and fraternal ties between Pakistan and Malaysia and emphasized the importance of regular high-level exchanges and strategic dialogue and strengthening of bilateral institutional mechanisms.<\/p>\n<p>Reaffirming Malaysia-Pakistan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (MPCEPA) signed on 8 November 2007 in Kuala Lumpur, the two sides agreed to strengthen bilateral economic cooperation, enhance trade, remove barriers in key sectors, provide level playing field, and address the trade imbalance.<\/p>\n<p>In this context, both sides agreed to an early Joint Review Committee meeting for a comprehensive evaluation of the MPCEPA with the view to further strengthening the bilateral economic partnership. Both sides agreed to enhance cooperation in processing of halal products.<\/p>\n<p>The Pakistan side offered to increase export of halal meat to Malaysia to meet their demand.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Mohammad Shehbaz Sharif gave proposal of increasing export of Halal meat from Pakistan to Malaysia to 200 Millon USD per annum.<\/p>\n<p>The two sides reaffirmed their strategic partnership and the importance of bilateral defence exchanges rooted in the MoU on Defense Cooperation signed on 1st August 1997; and appreciated the decisions taken at the 14th Joint Committee on Defense Cooperation (JCDC) held in November 2023 in Islamabad.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif welcomed Malaysia\u2019s decision to send a high-level delegation to participate in IDEAS 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The two sides agreed on the need to enhance educational linkages and cooperation between the institutes of higher learning and technical and vocational training.<\/p>\n<p>They recognized the importance of the tourism industry and youth exchanges in promoting people-to-people contacts, sustainable socio-economic growth, and in fostering mutual understanding between Pakistan and Malaysia.<\/p>\n<p>They welcomed the increase in tourism between the two countries and agreed to expand aviation cooperation and enhance bilateral business-to-business exchanges.<\/p>\n<p>The two sides also exchanged views on important regional and global developments including the situation in Palestine and the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>The two Prime Ministers also witnessed exchange of signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) and a Letter of Cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>This included MoU between Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) and Malaysia External Trade Development Cooperation (MATRADE) on trade cooperation, and MoU for cooperation in halal trade between Pakistan-Malaysia Business Council (PMBC) of Pakistan and Malaysia-Pakistan Business Council (MPBC) of Malaysia.<\/p>\n<p>A Letter of Cooperation between Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) was also signed. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also hosted a luncheon in honour of the Malaysian Prime Minister and accompanying delegation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister of Pakistan Mohammad Shehbaz Sharif and Malaysian Prime Minister YAB Dato\u2019 Seri Anwar Ibrahim led their respective sides at wide-ranging delegation level talks at the Prime Minister\u2019s House. 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