RECEPTION IN HONOUR OF ALUMNI OF MALAYSIA TECHNICAL COOPERATION PROGRAMME
NHT REPORT
ISLAMABAD, August 19: Malaysia attaches great importance to its bilateral relations with Pakistan. This longstanding bilateral relationship and close cooperation between the two brotherly countries have covered various areas in trade, investment, education, tourism, culture, defence and technical assistance on human capital development.
This was stated by the Acting High Commissioner of Malaysia, MrDeddy Faisal Ahmad Salleh at a reception hosted by him and his wife, Noor Emilia Alias at a Hotel here in Islamabad in honour of the Alumni of Malaysia Technical Cooperation Programme (MTCP).
The reception was attended by 92 distinguished members of the alumni who had attended the programme in Malaysia. Also present were former Pakistani diplomats who were previously posted in Kuala Lumpur including Lieutenant General Tahir MahmoodQazi (Rtd.)
MrDeddy Faisal Ahmad Salleh stated that MTCP reflects Malaysia’s commitment to South-South cooperation, particularly technical cooperation adding that Malaysia sees MTCP as integral towards strengthening mutually beneficial bilateral relations.
DeddyFaisal highlighted that the Malaysian High Commission is planning to offer more courses in various sectors for Pakistan, such as agriculture, economy, finance and trade, education, environment, industrial technical training, diplomacy, public management and administration, professional services, social development and science, technology and ICT. The envoy reiterated the Malaysian High Commission’s commitment to sharing developmental experiences and expertise by providing various human capacity-building programmes and technical assistance to Pakistan in the coming years.
The Acting High Commissioner said that the Malaysian Government aims to encourage more future participation from Pakistani officials in the MTCP, as it would not only be beneficial for the bilateral relations but would also assist in the career development of the participants.
MrDeddy Faisal also stated that Malaysia’s trade relations with Pakistan have been encouraging. In 2021, the bilateral trade has grown to 36.3% and our total trade is worth 1.901 billion US Dollars. A majority of this total trade volume is contributed by the export of Palm Oil and palm Oil Based Agriculture Products which account to 51.9% share of this total volume. Malaysia has been ranked first among 135 countries in the Global Islamic Finance Development Indicator and first among 81 in the Global Islamic Economy Indicator, both for the 9th year running.
