UAE Foreign Minister Pays Courtesy Call On Malaysian Pm Anwar

KUALA LUMPUR, June 15 (Bernama) -- Visiting Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan Thursday paid a courtesy call on Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim at the Parliament House. 

Sheikh Abdullah arrived at the Parliament at 2.40 pm, accompanied by his Malaysian counterpart Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir. 

Anwar and Sheikh Abdullah then held a meeting, which lasted almost an hour, during which they discussed various efforts to strengthen the Malaysia-UAE bilateral ties, as well as regional and international issues of mutual concern. 

The UAE is Malaysia’s second-largest trading partner, second-largest export destination and second-largest import source from West Asia. 

In 2022, Malaysia's total trade with UAE increased by 73.5 per cent to RM38.73 billion (US$8.79 billion) from RM22.33 billion (US$5.39 billion) the previous year.

-- BERNAMA