Malaysian Prime Minister continues Middle East tour
Malaysia’s Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin on March 11 began his official visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the second leg of his Middle East trip.
Malaysia’s Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (Photo: VNA)
Kuala Lumpur (VNA) – Malaysia’s PrimeMinister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin on March 11 began his official visit to theUnited Arab Emirates (UAE), the second leg of his Middle East trip.
The UAE is Malaysia's largest trading partner in theMiddle East. The UAE's status as an international trade and financial hub makesit an important partner for Malaysia to access new markets.
Malaysia, on the other hand, is a critical gatewayfor UAE products and services in Southeast Asia.
Discussions between the two sides will focus oncollaboration in the post-pandemic recovery period and food security while strengtheningcooperation in the oil and gas industry.
Earlier, the Malaysian leader paid a four-day visitto Saudi Arabia, which he described as very successful.
Apart from taking Kuala Lumpur-Riyadh ties to newheights, the visit has also produced several positive outcomes for Malaysia, hesaid.
Among the substantive matters achieved were Malaysia’ssuccess in securing an additional 10,000 places under its haj quota and thesigning of a Memorandum of Understanding to ease and simplify the pre-clearanceprocess for Malaysian haj and umrah pilgrims.
Other issues included the possibility of Saudi Arabiaincreasing its palm oil imports from 318,000 tonnes last year to 500,000 tonnesin the near future./.
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Malaysia’s Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (Photo: VNA) 
