Thiruvananthapuram (Keralam) [India], September 14 (ANI): Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim held productive talks with Keralam Chief Minister VD Satheesan on Monday to debate strengthening commerce, financial ties, and cultural connections between Malaysia and India.
Anwar Ibrahim arrived in Keralam after attending the BRICS Summit in New Delhi as a part of his five-day go to to India.
Sharing particulars of the assembly on X, PM Anwar highlighted the initiative as a part of Malaysia’s broader ‘MADANI Diplomacy’ technique to construct deeper state-level partnerships.
‘Persevering with the MADANI Diplomacy mission in Kerala immediately by receiving a courtesy name from the Chief Minister of Kerala, VD Satheesan, throughout my go to to this state,’ PM Anwar wrote.
The Malaysian PM famous that the discussions targeted on a number of key development sectors together with commerce and funding alongside shared historic ties.
‘This assembly supplied a chance for us to alternate views on Kerala’s huge potential to strengthen Malaysia-India relations, significantly via financial cooperation in addition to elevated commerce and funding,’ he wrote.
‘We additionally explored alternatives for cooperation within the digital financial system, healthcare, tourism, schooling, and high-value sectors. Enterprise ties, people-to-people exchanges, and shut historic and cultural hyperlinks should additionally proceed to be empowered,’ he added.
The Malaysian PM additionally formally prolonged an invite to Keralam’s management to go a commerce and diplomatic delegation to Kuala Lumpur.
‘I additionally invited CM Satheesan to go to Malaysia to proceed these discussions and translate all present potential into extra concrete cooperation that advantages the folks of each nations,’ PM Anwar concluded.
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Alternatively, Keralam Chief Minister VD Satheesan welcomed the Malaysian PM, calling it an ‘absolute honour.’ He additional hailed the historic cultural ties between the 2 sides, noting the presence of Malayalli diaspora in Kuala Lumpur.
‘An absolute honour to welcome the Hon’ble Prime Minister of Malaysia, Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim, to Keralam. Our historic cultural ties and the colourful Malayali diaspora in Malaysia proceed to anchor our enduring partnership,’ he wrote in a put up on X.
Detailing the discussions, Satheesan wrote, ‘held productive discussions on increasing cooperation in IT, sustainable tourism, increased schooling, and commerce.’
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CM Satheesan welcomed the Malaysian Prime Minister at Karipur Airport in Kozhikode on Sunday.
Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim earlier held a gathering with Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad, who holds the title of Grand Mufti of India at Markazu Saquafathi Sunniyya in Kozhikode on Sunday.
Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad shared particulars of the interplay on social media, saying he had a ‘fruitful interplay’ with the Malaysian Prime Minister.’Had a fruitful interplay with YAB Dato’ Seri Anwar bin Ibrahim, Hon’ble Prime Minister of Malaysia, at Markazu Saquafathi Sunniyya, Calicut,’ Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad posted on X.
Earlier, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim obtained a heat welcome at Markaz in Karanthur, Kozhikode, the place he arrived to fulfill distinguished Muslim Sunni cleric Kanthapuram AP Aboobacker Musliyar.
The Malaysian Prime Minister reached Markaz at round 5:40 pm, the place he was obtained by Markaz Working Secretary Muhammed Abdul Hakeem Azhari and Secretary C Mohammed Faizi, amongst others.He later held a personal assembly with Indian Grand Mufti Kanthapuram AP Aboobacker Musliyar.
Discussions targeted on instructional exchanges between Markaz and Malaysian increased schooling establishments, cooperation in schooling, tradition and data, and the welfare of the Indian group in Malaysia.
At a reception held on the Markaz Conference Centre, the Sheikh Abu Bakar Basis’s ‘Excellence Award’, instituted to honour distinguished personalities working within the fields of humanitarian service, social reform and academic development, was offered to the Malaysian Prime Minister.
As a gesture of appreciation for the worldwide Hadith recitation gatherings organised underneath the patronage of the Malaysian authorities over the previous three years, the Grand Mufti offered Anwar Ibrahim with a handwritten manuscript of Sahih al-Bukhari, one of many world’s most famous collections of Hadith.
Following the reception, Anwar Ibrahim attended a dinner hosted by the Grand Mufti, which was attended by distinguished personalities from the non secular, political, social, cultural and enterprise sectors.
This was Ibrahim’s second go to to Keralam to fulfill the Grand Mufti. His first go to to Markaz came about in September 2022, a number of weeks earlier than he turned Malaysia’s Prime Minister. (ANI)
