Anwar jemput Ethiopia buka kedutaan di KL
Kedua negara juga bersetuju mengadakan rundingan dua hala pertama di ibu negara tahun depan.
Perdana Menteri Malaysia Anwar Ibrahim has invited Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to open a Malaysian embassy in Kuala Lumpur as part of efforts to strengthen bilateral relations, following a series of high-level visits. The offer came after Anwar and Abiy met informally during the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, India. The two leaders agreed to hold their first bilateral talks in Kuala Lumpur next year to discuss mutual issues and explore new areas of cooperation.
During their meeting, Anwar and Abiy also discussed expanding cooperation in trade, investment, and emerging industries such as halal products, agriculture, food safety, and pharmaceuticals. They also explored potential in digital services, new energy, and tourism. Anwar expressed appreciation for the strengthening ties between the two countries, reciprocated by both nations in the past two years.
Abiy visited Malaysia in 2024, while Anwar will make an official trip to Ethiopia in 2025. Malaysia reopened its embassy in Addis Ababa in September last year, after a 43-year closure. Last year, Anwar reiterated Malaysia's readiness to further expand trade with Ethiopia, highlighting reforms, logistics aspirations, and dynamic young and dynamic manpower as the basis for deeper cooperation.
Ethiopia is Malaysia's 26th largest trade partner in Africa in 2023, with two-way trade reaching RM446.8 million. Trade between the two countries jumped 40.1% in 2024 to RM626 million, though relatively modest in relative terms.
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Also reported by 2 other outlets
- Anwar jemput Ethiopia buka kedutaan di KL freemalaysiatoday.com
- Come set up shop in KL, Anwar says to Ethiopia after decades apart malaymail.com
