H.E. High Commissioner Nor’ Azam Mohd Idrus (“TYT”) attended the participated in the Joint High-Level Government – Development Partner Roundtable Meeting on 27 March 2024. That meeting aimed to foster effective development cooperation and partnership based on international principles. During the meeting, Hon. Biman Chand Prasad, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Strategic Planning, National Development and Statistics expressed sincere appreciation for the support rendered over the years in, inter alia, building human resources capacity. Malaysia has been sharing development experiences and providing training and technical advice in areas that are important for the development of a country through the MTCP - Malaysian Technical Cooperation Programme. That encompasses technical training and capacity building courses in the field of agriculture, economy, finance, education, environment, industrial technical training, diplomacy, public management and administration, health, construction, science and technology and ICT. In addition to those key broad areas, the MTCP also focuses on technical programmes in the following sub-areas namely, Oil and Gas Industry, Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs), Palm Oil and Renewable Energy, Retail Services, Halal Economy and Ecosystem, Islamic Finance and Banking, Rural Development, Poverty Alleviation and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET). Malaysia also stands ready to provide continued support and being responsive to the needs of Fiji. Malaysia is open to offering courses aligned with the priorities of Fiji, including in emerging areas of importance. Malaysia looks forward to welcoming more Fijian participants to participate in MTCP courses in 2024 and beyond. This would undoubtedly enrich and enhance the success of the courses.
