WORKING VISIT OF THE RT. HON WINSTON PETERS DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF NEW ZEALAND TO MALAYSIA 6-9 JUNE 2024
Minister of Foreign Affairs, YB Dato' Seri Utama Haji Mohamad Bin Haji Hasan hosted the Working Visit to Malaysia by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand, the Rt. Hon Winston Peters from 6 to 9 June 2024.
The two Foreign Ministers held the inaugural Malaysia-New Zealand Annual Foreign Ministers’ Meeting to review the progress of the ongoing bilateral cooperation and explore new areas of collaboration. Both Foreign Ministers also discussed and exchanged views on regional and international issues of mutual concern. A Joint Statement was issued following the meeting. The Rt. Hon Winston Peters also paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister, YAB Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation, YAB Dato' Sri Haji Fadillah bin Haji Yusof, respectively.
This visit has further solidified the existing cooperation between both countries under the framework of the Strategic Partnership, through robust economic partnerships and close people-to-people ties. In 2023, New Zealand was Malaysia’s second-largest trading partner, export destination and source of imports among countries in the Oceania region with a total trade amounting to RM11.56 billion (USD2.54 billion).
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation, Dato’ Sri Haji Fadillah bin Haji Yusof received a Courtesy Call by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand, H.E Winston Peters on 7 June 2024.
Both leaders exchanged views on the potential areas of cooperation under the ambit of Strategic Partnership that add values to the bilateral ties, especially in the energy transition and renewable energy sector.
