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MALAYSIAN DPM MUHIYIDDIN’S VISIT PAVES WAY FOR IMPROVED BILATERAL RELATIONS
From Nurul Afida Kamaludin
SEOUL, July 26 (Bernama) -- Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin's four-day official visit to South Korea, beginning Monday, will pave the way for improved bilateral relations and trade between both countries, Malaysian Ambassador to South Korea Ramlan Ibrahim said Sunday.
He said the visit was intended to enhance further, the excellent bilateral
relations that existed between Malaysia and the republic, as well as provide new
markers and direction in cooperation in the education sector.
“This high level visit also commemorates the 50th anniversary of our
diplomatic relations since Feb 23, 1960,” he said, adding that four of
Malaysia’s ministers and 18 members of parliament had visited South Korea this
year.
The visit, a first by Muhyiddin as deputy prime minister and education
minister, will enhance cooperation in various fields, particularly education,
trade and investment, Ramlan told the Malaysian media here.
In conjunction with the celebration, Malaysia is planning to host a
Malaysia Week here this year, and launch a coffee table book on the bilateral
relations of both countries.
Ramlan said the embassy would also organise a trip to Malaysia for South
Korean travel writers to give them exposure on the country.
He expects the number of tourists from the republic to increase
tremendously in
the coming years, when a Malaysian airline company operates daily from Kuala
Lumpur-Seoul soon.
He declined to name the airline company.
About 250,000 tourists from South Korea visit Malaysia every year.
Currently, about 20,000 are residing in the country.
Ramlan said that Malaysia’s total trade with South Korea stood at US$6.6
billion (US$1 = RM3.2), which is a growth of 46.9 per cent for the first five
month this year, as compared to US$4.5 billion last year.
South Korea is Malaysia’s sixth largest trading partner accounting for 4.2
per cent of its global trade and also the seventh largest export destination,
besides being the seventh largest source of imports.
Malaysia is the 12th largest global trading partner, 21st largest export
destination and 13th largest source of income for the republic, he added.
“Our major export items are liquid natural gas (34.7 per cent), electrical
and electronics products (18.9 per cent), and iron and steel products (11.1 per
cent),” he said.
On Muhyiddin’s visit, Ramlan said the education minister would be
accompanied
by his wife, Noorainee Abdul Rahman, Perak Chief Minister Dr
Zambry Abdul Kadir, several members of parliaments and senior officials from the
foreign ministry and other ministries.
On Monday, Muhyiddin is scheduled to have a round-table meeting with
captains of industries of major Korean companies before hosting a dinner for
Malaysians in the republic.
The following day, he will visit the Korea Education and Research
Information Service (KERIS), a governmental organisation under the South Korean
Ministry of Education, Science and Technology that develops, proposes and
advises on current and future government policies and initiatives, regarding
education in South Korea.
KERIS focuses on the development of ICT in educational systems in Korea and
abroad and works closely with international organisations such as the World Bank
and UNESCO to assist other nations in developing or improving their own ICT
infrastructure and implementation.
Muhyiddin is also scheduled to have a meeting with South Korean Education,
Science and Technology Minister Ahn Byong Man before proceeding to the Paju Book
City to launch two books titled 'Nyawa di Hujung Pedang (Life at The End of
Sword)' by Ahmad Murad Nasaruddin and 'Analogy Puisi Malaysia' (Malaysian Poem
Analogy) which were translated into the Korean
language by the National Institute of Translation (ITNM).
On his third day, Muhyiddin will visit the Samsung City here which serves as
the IT and electronics hub for multinational corporation Samsung.
Later, he will make a courtesy call on South Korean Prime Minister Chung
Un-chan at the Prime Minister's Office in the Central Government Complex.
-- BERNAMA
SEOUL, July 26 (Bernama) -- Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin's four-day official visit to South Korea, beginning Monday, will pave the way for improved bilateral relations and trade between both countries, Malaysian Ambassador to South Korea Ramlan Ibrahim said Sunday.
He said the visit was intended to enhance further, the excellent bilateral
relations that existed between Malaysia and the republic, as well as provide new
markers and direction in cooperation in the education sector.
“This high level visit also commemorates the 50th anniversary of our
diplomatic relations since Feb 23, 1960,” he said, adding that four of
Malaysia’s ministers and 18 members of parliament had visited South Korea this
year.
The visit, a first by Muhyiddin as deputy prime minister and education
minister, will enhance cooperation in various fields, particularly education,
trade and investment, Ramlan told the Malaysian media here.
In conjunction with the celebration, Malaysia is planning to host a
Malaysia Week here this year, and launch a coffee table book on the bilateral
relations of both countries.
Ramlan said the embassy would also organise a trip to Malaysia for South
Korean travel writers to give them exposure on the country.
He expects the number of tourists from the republic to increase
tremendously in
the coming years, when a Malaysian airline company operates daily from Kuala
Lumpur-Seoul soon.
He declined to name the airline company.
About 250,000 tourists from South Korea visit Malaysia every year.
Currently, about 20,000 are residing in the country.
Ramlan said that Malaysia’s total trade with South Korea stood at US$6.6
billion (US$1 = RM3.2), which is a growth of 46.9 per cent for the first five
month this year, as compared to US$4.5 billion last year.
South Korea is Malaysia’s sixth largest trading partner accounting for 4.2
per cent of its global trade and also the seventh largest export destination,
besides being the seventh largest source of imports.
Malaysia is the 12th largest global trading partner, 21st largest export
destination and 13th largest source of income for the republic, he added.
“Our major export items are liquid natural gas (34.7 per cent), electrical
and electronics products (18.9 per cent), and iron and steel products (11.1 per
cent),” he said.
On Muhyiddin’s visit, Ramlan said the education minister would be
accompanied
by his wife, Noorainee Abdul Rahman, Perak Chief Minister Dr
Zambry Abdul Kadir, several members of parliaments and senior officials from the
foreign ministry and other ministries.
On Monday, Muhyiddin is scheduled to have a round-table meeting with
captains of industries of major Korean companies before hosting a dinner for
Malaysians in the republic.
The following day, he will visit the Korea Education and Research
Information Service (KERIS), a governmental organisation under the South Korean
Ministry of Education, Science and Technology that develops, proposes and
advises on current and future government policies and initiatives, regarding
education in South Korea.
KERIS focuses on the development of ICT in educational systems in Korea and
abroad and works closely with international organisations such as the World Bank
and UNESCO to assist other nations in developing or improving their own ICT
infrastructure and implementation.
Muhyiddin is also scheduled to have a meeting with South Korean Education,
Science and Technology Minister Ahn Byong Man before proceeding to the Paju Book
City to launch two books titled 'Nyawa di Hujung Pedang (Life at The End of
Sword)' by Ahmad Murad Nasaruddin and 'Analogy Puisi Malaysia' (Malaysian Poem
Analogy) which were translated into the Korean
language by the National Institute of Translation (ITNM).
On his third day, Muhyiddin will visit the Samsung City here which serves as
the IT and electronics hub for multinational corporation Samsung.
Later, he will make a courtesy call on South Korean Prime Minister Chung
Un-chan at the Prime Minister's Office in the Central Government Complex.
-- BERNAMA
