KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s official visits to several foreign countries generated a potential investment value of RM353.6 billion in 2023, and RM77.58 billion from January to May this year.
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) Dr Zaliha Mustafa said the prime minister made 31 official and working visits to 19 countries between November 2022 and May 2024.
“Among the countries visited by the prime minister and the government delegation are Saudi Arabia, Australia, Brunei, United Arab Emirates, the Philippines, Indonesia, Japan, Germany, Kazakhstan, Cambodia, Egypt, Laos, China, Singapore, Thailand, Turkiye, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and Qatar,” she said in a written reply on the Parliament website today.
She was replying to a question from Muhammad Fawwaz Mohamad Jan (PN-Permatang Pauh) about details of the prime minister’s official visits and the amount of investments the trips have brought to Malaysia.
Zaliha said the trips involved attending scheduled international conferences and meetings, also attended by world leaders.
“The mission and purpose of the prime minister’s official visits and working visits were to convince potential investors to invest in Malaysia, in addition to strengthening, deepening and expanding bilateral ties between Malaysia and these countries, and fostering a better understanding between the countries,” she said.
Zaliha said the purpose of Anwar’s visits was also to strengthen and boost diplomatic relations and cooperation with countries involved, as well as position Malaysia as a country that practises transparent and open economic principles.
“For example, the diplomatic relations and close cooperation between Malaysia and China, which has lasted 50 years, has been expressed via the signing of memoranda of understanding and agreements in various economic sectors that will have a positive impact on the country’s economic development,” she said.
— Bernama
