Malaysian Prime Minister Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim will be on a working visit to Brunei Darussalam from August 25 to 26 for the 25th Malaysia-Brunei Darussalam Annual Leaders’ Consultation (ALC) Malaysia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Wisma Putra said on Saturday.
The Prime Minister will be accompanied by Foreign Minister Dato’ Seri Utama Haji Mohamad bin Haji Hasan, Chief Minister of Sabah Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Hajiji bin Haji Noor, Minister of International Trade and Industry Senator Tengku Datuk Seri Utama Zafrul bin Tengku Abdul Aziz, Minister of Higher Education Senator Dato’ Seri Diraja Dr. Zambry bin Abd Kadir, Minister of Education Puan Fadhlina binti Sidek, Deputy Premier of Sarawak Datuk Paduka Seri Laila Jasa Haji Awang Tengah Ali Hasan, Deputy Minister of Transport Datuk Haji Hasbi bin Habibollah, Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports Tuan Adam Adli bin Abd Halim, Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department in charge of Religious Affairs Senator Dr Zulkifli bin Hasan and senior government officials, said Malaysia’s MFA.
The ALC is the highest bilateral mechanism between Malaysia and Brunei Darussalam.
This ALC will further strengthen the special ties and multifaceted cooperation between the two countries, underpinned by the Malay Sultanate institution and other commonalities such as culture, language and heritage.
In 2023, Brunei Darussalam was Malaysia’s 30th largest trading partner and the 6th largest among ASEAN member states with total trade amounting to MYR9.31 billion (USD2.04 billion). – Azlan Othman
