Rajnath Singh to begin official visit to Malaysia next month

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is scheduled to start his three-day official visit to Malaysia next month, to further deepen the defence cooperation between the two countries. Today, 9th July, I shall be reaching Kuala Lumpur Malaysia, on a three-day official visit, he said. Looking forward to holding bilateral talks with our counterpart, Mr Dato's Seri Mohamad Hasan, and deepening the defence cooperation between the two countries, he said. Rajnath Singh and Dato's Seri Mohamad Hasan will exchange views on regional and global issues of shared interest. Singh will also call on Malaysia's Prime Minister YB Dato, Seri Anwar bin Ibrahim. India and Malaysia, the Ministry of Defence said, have a common interest in peace and prosperity of the entire region. A robust and multifaceted relationship has been established among the two democracies, which has expanded into various strategic domains, such as defence and security. Both countries are committed to working under the vision of the enhanced strategic partnership established during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Malaysia in 2015, Defence Minister Narendra Modi said in a statement. India and Malaysia share a deep and warm relationship. In April, India and Malaysia agreed to settle trade in the Indian rupees, the ministry of external affairs said. The move comes ahead of efforts to safeguard India from the effects of the Ukraine crisis, which has led to long-standing official efforts to safeguard trade from the impact of the Ukraine crisis. Earlier this month, the Minister of State for External Affairs, V Muraleedharan met with Malaysia's Human Resources Minister V Sivakumar and they agreed to sign a Memorandum of Understanding on opening all sectors to Indian workers in Malaysia. Muraleedharan, speaking on Twitter, said, Glad to meet H.E. Minister of Human Resources Malaysia. Sivatronoh, a worker in Kuala Lumpur, thanked the Malaysian government for opening all sectors to Indian workers at par with other foreign workers in Malaysia. The two agreed to speed up the signing of an MoU. The decision came amid the backdrop of ongoing official efforts to safeguard Indian trade from the impact of the Ukraine crisis. MoS V Muraleedharan also participated in cultural performances organized as part of an event titled 'Pravasi Bharatiya Utsav'.