A bilateral meeting was held between Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, with discussions focusing on strengthening bilateral relations, labour migration, trade, investment, and regional cooperation.
The meeting took place at 10:30am local time at the Perdana Putra in Putrajaya on Monday.
Following the one-on-one talks, the two leaders led a delegation-level meeting, where they reviewed the overall state of bilateral relations and exchanged views on regional and international issues of mutual interest.
Key issues discussed included the reopening of Malaysia’s labour market for Bangladeshi workers, the regularisation of undocumented Bangladeshi nationals and renewal of their work permits, greater market access for Bangladeshi mangoes, fruits and vegetables in Malaysia, Bangladesh’s application to become an Asean Sectoral Dialogue Partner, the country’s inclusion in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, the Rohingya crisis, and cooperation at the United Nations and other multilateral forums.
In the presence of the two prime ministers, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cultural cooperation was signed. In addition, two documents were exchanged—one on cooperation in research and capacity building for counter-terrorism efforts, and another on investment cooperation. The documents were exchanged by the foreign ministers of the two countries.
The two leaders later addressed a joint press conference following the conclusion of the talks.
