PUTRAJAYA: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr held bilateral talks with Malaysia's Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in Putrajaya in conjunction with his three-day state visit to Malaysia to discuss steps to revitalise bilateral ties.
Marcos, who is on his inaugural trip to Malaysia, was received by Anwar at Perdana Putra, which houses the Prime Minister's Office, at 3.23pm on Tuesday (July 26) and signed the guest book before proceeding to level five of the building for the meeting.
Both leaders are expected to exchange views on bilateral, regional and international issues of mutual interest.
The meeting will also identify new areas of economic cooperation between the two countries, with among focus areas being agriculture, food security, digital economy, tourism as well as people-to-people exchanges.
Among those present were International Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz, Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir, National Unity Minister Datuk Aaron Ago Dagang and Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul. – Bernama
