Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim arrived in Brazil, South America’s largest country, from Lima, Peru, for his official visit and to attend the Group of 20 (G20) Summit 2024, where Malaysia is a guest country. The special flight touched down at Rio De Janeiro’s Galeão Air Force Base here at 10.24pm, November 16 in Brazil (Malaysia time 9.24am, November 17). Anwar is here on the invitation of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. - Bernama
RIO DE JANEIRO: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva here on Sunday (Nov 17).
On the second day of his visit, Anwar, who is also the Finance Minister, would meet representatives from the Malaysian and Brazilian semiconductor industries and participate in a roundtable session with Brazil’s industry captains.
The Prime Minister would also participate in the first oil celebration of Malaysia’s Yinson Holdings Bhd’s floating, production storage, and offloading (FPSO) unit, Maria Quitéria, which achieved its first oil production on Oct 15, 2024.
The day will end with the Prime Minister having dinner with Malaysian diaspora and friends of Malaysia.
Anwar arrived in this vibrant coastal city on Saturday after attending the APEC Economic Leaders Week (AELW) in Lima, Peru, for his first official visit to Brazil and as a guest country for G20.
Malaysia, along with 16 other countries, including Chile, Qatar, Egypt, Singapore, Spain, the United Arab Emirates and Vietnam, are guest countries for the G20 Summit. Anwar’s visit was made at the invitation of Brazilian President Lula da Silva.
Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan and Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Aziz accompanied the Prime Minister.
The Malaysian delegation also includes Deputy Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Datuk Seri Huang Tiong Sii, Deputy Energy Transition and Water Transformation Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir and other senior Malaysian government officials.
In 2023, Brazil, the largest country in South America, was Malaysia’s 20th largest trading partner, 29th largest export destination, and 17th largest import source.
Among Latin American and Caribbean countries, Brazil is Malaysia’s second-largest trading partner, second-largest export destination, and largest import source. – Bernama
