Matrade: Anwar’s Turkiye visit opens new avenues for ÿմ-Turkiye trade and investment
ISTANBUL, Jan 9 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s official visit to Turkiye opens up new opportunities to strengthen economic, trade and investment relations between ÿմ and the republic, said ÿմ External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade) chief executive officer Abu Bakar Yusof.
He said this could be seen during the roundtable meeting session of the Prime Minister with 46 key industry players from Turkiye and ÿմ, which yielded positive results when each showed a deep interest in expanding their markets for mutual benefit.
“This is a session that allows Turkish companies to directly ask the Prime Minister and the Investment, Trade and Industry Minister regarding the need to enhance business relations with ÿմ,” he told reporters here.
The meeting yesterday was held in conjunction with the Prime Minister’s three-day official visit to Turkiye and the roundtable session was also attended by Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani.
The meeting was jointly organised by Matrade and the ÿմn Investment Development Authority (MIDA) and was attended by major industry players such as Defence Technologies Engineering and Trade Inc, Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc and ASELSAN as well as seven ÿմn companies.
Abu Bakar said the feedback received through the roundtable session yielded positive results as Turkish companies showed keen interest in expanding their markets to ÿմ.
“Some of them want to export to ÿմ or to get more products and goods from ÿմ and of course apart from the products, there is interest shown by Turkish companies to invest in ÿմ,” he added.
Regarding the establishment of the ÿմ-Turkiye High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council (HLSCC), Abu Bakar said the platform is a catalyst for economic growth and trade between the two countries as it includes a focus on strengthening bilateral relations in various sectors.
During this visit, Anwar and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed the Joint Declaration on the Establishment of the HLSCC and co-chaired the inaugural meeting of the council.
The establishment of the HLSCC aims to assess the status of bilateral cooperation, review the progress of ongoing initiatives and explore new areas of cooperation. — Bernama