Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak meets Myanmar President U Thein Sein at the Union President’s Office today. — Bernama photo
Myanmar rolled out the red carpet for Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak who arrived in Naypyitaw Wednesday on his maiden official visit to the country.
Malaysian and Myanmar leaders have agreed to foster greater political linkages and cooperation in strategic fields and elevate the levels of trade and investment to enhance bilateral relations. This was outlined in a joint statement at the end of a meeting between visiting Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and Myanmar President U Thein Sein at the Union President’s Office at Naypyitaw on Wednesday.
NAYPYITAW (Myanmar): Malaysia and Myanmar leaders have agreed to foster greater political linkages and cooperation in strategic fields and elevate the levels of trade and investment to enhance bilateral relations.
Their commitment is outlined in a joint statement issued at the end of the meeting between visiting Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and Myanmar President U Thein Sein at the Union President’s Office here today.
Najib, who arrived here earlier today for a two-day official visit to Myanmar, held a restricted meeting with Thein Sein after being accorded an official welcome.
Expressing satisfaction at the excellent state of bilateral relations at all levels and positive growth in trade and investment, the two leaders reaffirmed the commitment to consolidate existing bilateral relations and strive for greater cooperation in strategic areas of mutual interest.
“Both leaders agreed that mutual trust and understanding, including constant engagement in dialogue, are the ingredients for elevating the friendly and constructive relations between the two countries,” said the statement.
Both sides agreed to convene the first
Joint Commission Meeting, to be headed by the respective foreign ministers, to continuously facilitate consultation and cooperation in the areas of common interest at a mutually agreed date.
The two leaders agreed to foster political linkages through exchanges of visits at all levels in order to further enhance government-to-government cooperation and people-to-people contacts.
Both leaders also agreed to explore the possibilities of expanding cooperation in potential sectors in the Myanmar economy, particularly in plantation, agriculture, energy, construction, manufacturing, telecommunications, tourism and hospitality where Malaysia has the experience.
The two leaders expressed satisfaction with the close cooperation between the two countries in the areas of labour and human resources and both countries acknowledged the important contribution of Myanmar’s labour force to Malaysia’s economic development.
The two sides also agreed to continue working together in the capacity building field through specific identified training courses under the Malaysian Technical Cooperation Programme (MTCP) according to Myanmar’s immediate needs.
The Malaysian and Myanmar leaders also looked forward to collaborating closely to ensure the success of Myanmar’s chairmanship of Asean in 2014 before the eventual succession of Malaysia in 2015.
The two leaders welcomed the cooperation in the field of training for young and mid-level diplomatic officers to enhance the skills of officers in light of Myanmar’s chairmanship of Asean in 2014.
Both sides also agreed to enhance collaboration in the field of sports through assistance and sharing of experience vis-a-vis Myanmar’s preparation in hosting the
SEA Games next year.
The leaders of both countries reaffirmed that the official visit by Najib to Myanmar has further strengthened the bilateral ties.
Najib also extended an invitation to Thein Sein to undertake an official visit to Malaysia. —
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March 29, 2012 at 2:15 pm |
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NAYPYITAW (Myanmar): Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today called on the Malaysian community in Myanmar, who are mostly businessmen, to help in bringing more Malaysians to the country that is set to take-off as soon as the sanctions on Myanmar are lifted.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak witnessing the exchanging of document after an agreement signing between director general of Malaysian Timber Industry Board, Dr Jamaluddin Harun and Myanmar Timber Merchant Association chairman, U Sein Lwin at a business luncheon talk held at the Myanmar International Convention Centre today. The signing of the agreement between the two organisations is held in conjunction with the Malaysian premier’s two-day visit to Myanmar. — BERNAMA photo
Being the pioneers of Malaysian business in Myanmar, Najib said their experience and endevours could be very useful to put Malaysia in a strategic position to benefit from the opening up of the country.
“As the pioneer, I hope you are all ready and will open the door to more Malaysians coming here.
“We do need to position ourselves that we are in a strategic position to take advantage of the country embarking on the journey towards liberalisation, reform, progress and democracy,” he said when addressing the Malaysian community in Myanmar, here in conjunction with his two-day official visit to Myanmar, ending today.
Najib said he sensed the sincerity of Myanmar President U Thein Sein to take the journey, which the latter described as “irreversible”.
Hoping that Malaysians could response to the development in a very positive manner, Najib said while the government could only act as a catalyst and provide support, “at the end of the day you have to seize the opportunities”.
Najib at the event also announced the establishment of MATRADE office in Myanmar by the middle of this year to facilitate Malaysian business ventures.
The Malaysian premier said when he told Thein Sein to broaden bilateral trade, the Myanmar leader was very forthcoming and wanted more Malaysians to invest in the country.
“Basically they are looking at how Malaysia can invest and add value to their products,” he said, adding that the investment opportunities available were in manufacturing, plantation, oil and gas and services sector.
On top of that, Myanmar, which has been described as the “flavour of the year”, had strong resources with its people being industrious, hardworking and willing to work hard. — BERNAMA
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