Malaysia, Indonesia boost ties with RM130.14bn commerce quantity increase

Indonesian President Joko Widodo, popularly often known as Jokowi, was granted an viewers with Malaysia’s Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, at Istana Negara. Jokowi and his spouse Iriana arrived at 3.35pm to attend a night reception with the King, spending approximately an hour at the palace. The Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah, the Regent of Pahang Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah, Malaysian Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Zambry Abdul Kadir, and Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi had been additionally in attendance. Earlier in the day, Jokowi held a meeting with Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim at Seri Perdana in Putrajaya. They witnessed the change of a number of agreements signed by representatives of related ministries and businesses from both nations and visited areas across the administrative centre. Jokowi’s visit to Malaysia got here at the invitation of Anwar, following the Prime Minister’s official visit to Indonesia in January. In Shocking , Jokowi made an official visit to Malaysia after being reappointed for a second term in Indonesia’s Presidential Election on April 17, 2019. In 2022, Indonesia was Malaysia’s sixth-largest buying and selling companion and the second-largest throughout the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), with a commerce volume of RM130.14 billion (US$31.3 billion). This marked a rise of 36.5% compared to the earlier year’s RM95.31 billion (US$22.9 billion)..