India and Malaysia on the road to close friendship

External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar on Tuesday met with Foreign Affairs Minister of Malaysia Zambry Abdul Kadir bilateral meeting which resulted in fruitful results.

Both the ministers co-chaired bilateral Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) as they explored new areas of cooperation such as digital, fintech, and semiconductor.

The JCM met after a gap of 12 years, and Jaishankar said in his opening remarks that the mechanism was important for taking stock of the bilateral relationship. The last JCM was held in Kuala Lumpur in 2011.

Indian external affairs ministers remarked that the mechanism of JCM was important for taking stock of the bilateral relationship as the joint commission meeting between the ministers took place after a long gap of 12 years after it was last held in Kuala Lumpur. The minister exclaimed, “You [Malaysia] are today a very crucial strategic partner for us. We are among your top 10 trading partners and you are our third largest [trading partner] in ASEAN”.

Both countries discussed topics such as politics, defense & security, trade and finance, health, energy, education, maritime cooperation, culture, tourism, and people-to-people cooperation.

The minister further expressed appreciation for the relationship by saying “We have always valued your support for our larger relationship with the ASEAN.”

Zambry Abdul Kadir visited India for the first time as the foreign minister of Malaysia and he noted that both sides would work together to explore more areas of cooperation and collaboration.

Both the sides witnessed signing of the Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation between Prasar Bharti and Radio Television Malaysia (RTM) and between Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service and Malaysia's Institute of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations for training diplomats.

The Malaysian foreign Minister also talked to the Vice -President Jagdeep Dhankar and discussed boosting bilateral ties.

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