PM Ismail Sabri arrives in Tokyo for maiden visit to Japan

The plane carrying Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri landed on the Haneda Worldwide Airport at 11.10pm (10.10pm Malaysian time). — Image from Twitter/Bernama

Monday, 23 Could 2022 10:46 PM MYT

TOKYO, Could 23 — Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob arrived right here tonight to kickstart his maiden official working go to to Japan, with a number of high-profile engagements lined up for the six-day journey.

The go to to the Land of the Rising Solar is the primary for Ismail Sabri, following his appointment as Malaysia’s prime minister on August 21 final yr, after a two-year journey hiatus attributable to Covid-19 pandemic restrictions.

The plane carrying Ismail Sabri landed on the Haneda Worldwide Airport at 11.10pm (10.10pm Malaysian time).

Ismail Sabri is scheduled to carry a gathering along with his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida, their first face-to-face assembly since they assumed workplace final yr.

Malaysian International Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Abdullah, Malaysian Embassy chargé d’affaires advert interim Nor’ Azam Mohd Idrus, Japan’s International Ministry Director-Basic Southeast Asian Affairs Kano Takehiro and Ambassador of Japan to Malaysia Takahashi Katsuhiko had been amongst those that welcomed Ismail Sabri on the airport.

The bodily assembly will present a chance for Malaysia and Japan to debate initiatives to additional strengthen the long-standing relations and multifaceted collaboration between each international locations and likewise for the 2 leaders to trade views on the worldwide order and regional stability.

In accordance with a press release from Wisma Putra, the Look East Coverage’s fortieth anniversary commemoration and publish Covid-19 cooperation will probably be excessive on the agenda throughout Ismail Sabri and Kishida’s assembly.

In Tokyo, Ismail Sabri can even attend the twenty seventh Worldwide Convention on The Way forward for Asia, an annual gathering of political and financial leaders and captains of trade from the Asia Pacific area, on the invitation of Nikkei Inc, and ship a keynote handle themed “Redefining Asia’s position in a divided world”.

“The go to displays the significance of Malaysia–Japan relations as each international locations commemorate the sixty fifth anniversary of diplomatic relations and the fortieth Anniversary of the Look East Coverage (LEP) this yr,” mentioned Wisma Putra.

In 2021, Japan was Malaysia’s fourth-largest buying and selling associate with commerce valued at about RM149 billion. As of 2021, Japan is Malaysia’s third-largest overseas investor within the manufacturing sector for carried out initiatives valued at about RM90.9 billion.

Wisma Putra mentioned Malaysia and Japan would ink memoranda of cooperation in three areas, involving the plane trade, expert employees in addition to youth and sports activities, in the course of the go to.

Ismail Sabri can even meet prime company leaders and businessmen from a number of main corporations in Japan to lure extra overseas funding.

Moreover Saifuddin, Ismail Sabri will probably be accompanied by a number of different Cupboard ministers in the course of the go to.

They embody Senior Minister of Worldwide Commerce and Business Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali; Human Assets Minister Datuk Seri M Saravanan; Youth and Sports activities Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu and likewise the Prime Minister’s Particular Envoy to East Asia Datuk Seri Richard Riot Jaem. — Bernama