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| Putrajaya: Prime Minister of Pakistan Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and Prime Minister of Malaysia Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim shake hands prior to their meeting at Purdana Putra (Malaysian Prime Minister's Office) (06 October, 2025) |
The resolve was expressed during meeting between Pakistan’s
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and his Malaysian counterpart Dato Seri
Anwar Ibrahim at Perdana Putra in Putrajaya on Monday.
During the meeting, the two leaders expressed their
satisfaction on the steady progress in bilateral cooperation between both
sides, following the Malaysian Prime Minister's visit to Pakistan in October
last year.
The leaders committed to increasing bilateral trade from $3 billion annually through investments and joint ventures in education, tourism, and cybersecurity.
They expressed their satisfaction on the exports of rice
from Pakistan to Malaysia, which has in fact, exceeded its quota.
The two sides also agreed to continue working together to
explore new avenues for collaboration, including investment and joint ventures
in sectors such as information technology and telecommunications, the Halal
industry, automotive, connectivity, green energy, electrical and electronic
manufacturing, tourism, higher education, climate change and agriculture.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his Malaysian counterpart
Anwar Ibrahim also held detailed discussions on major regional and
international developments, including the situation in the Middle East.
The Malaysian Prime Minister praised Pakistan's efforts for
a constructive role in the ongoing peace efforts in Palestine, including under
the recent initiative of President Donald Trump.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also emphasized the importance
of enhanced cooperation between Pakistan and Malaysia at multilateral forums
including the United Nations and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation,
particularly in the context of the complex challenges facing the Islamic world.
The Prime Minister reiterated Pakistan's stance on Kashmir
and thanked Malaysia for its steadfast support for a peaceful settlement of the
Jammu and Kashmir dispute in accordance with UN resolutions.
ASEAN
The two leaders further deliberated on strengthening
Pakistan-ASEAN engagement.
While congratulating the Malaysian Prime Minister on
Malaysia's assumption of the Chair of ASEAN, Shehbaz Sharif thanked Anwar
Ibrahim for reaffirmation of Malaysia's support to Pakistan's bid to become a
full dialogue partner of ASEAN.
Both the leaders agreed to remain in close consultation to follow up on the important decisions taken to enhance bilateral cooperation between both sides and to keep each other informed of their perspective on major international affairs.
On this occasion, the two Prime Ministers launched the Urdu
translation of the Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's seminal work,
SCRIPT, that presents his vision and values on leadership.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim also hosted a special luncheon
in honor of the Prime Minister and his delegation.
Earlier, upon arrival at Perdana Putra in Putrajaya, the
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was greeted by an official welcome ceremony which
was followed by a smaller group meeting between the two leaders prior to the
delegation level talks that were subsequently held between the two countries,
under the leadership of the two Prime Ministers.
Later, addressing a joint news conference, Prime Minister
Shehbaz Sharif described his meeting with the Malaysian counterpart as
productive, emphasizing that both the sides converge on almost all important
issues.
Shehbaz Sharif said Pakistan can benefit from Malaysian
experiences in technology, IT and AI as well as other areas of economic growth.
He expressed Pakistan's desire to collaborate with Malaysia not only to learn
from their expertise but also to pursue joint ventures and mutually beneficial
projects.
The Prime Minister welcomed the Malaysian Prime Minister's
announcement of importing two hundred million dollars’ worth of meat from
Pakistan. He assured that Pakistan would make all possible efforts to meet all
Malaysian conditionalities and terms and conditions.
In his remarks on the occasion, the Malaysian Prime Minister
alluded to the historic fraternal relations between the two countries. He said
the ever expanding economic cooperation between the two countries has been at
the forefront from the beginning. He said it is our joint aspiration to further
enhance our collaboration in all fields.
The Malaysian Prime Minister was appreciative of Pakistan's
stance on Palestine. He said both Pakistan and Malaysia look favourably at the
peace initiative of US President Donald Trump.
Pakistan and Malaysia also exchanged MOUs in the areas of
training of diplomats, higher education, tourism, Halal Certification,
anti-corruption efforts and Small and Medium enterprises.
The signing ceremony was witnessed by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
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