KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's visits abroad have generated RM431.18 billion in potential investments from 2023 until last May.
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Federal Territories) Dr Zaliha Mustafa said that the amount was RM253.6 billion in 2023 and RM77.58 billion from January to May this year.
Anwar made 31 official and working visits to 19 countries from November 2022 to May 2024, including Saudi Arabia, Australia, Brunei, the United Arab Emirates, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Japan.
Other official visits include Germany, Kazakhstan, Cambodia, Egypt, Laos, China, Singapore, Thailand, Turkiye, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, and Qatar.
“This includes attending conferences and scheduled international meetings also attended by world leaders,” she said in a written reply on the Parliament's website.
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(From left to right) Wife of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Prime Minister of Vietnam Pham Minh Chinh, and the First Lady of Vietnam Le Thi Bich Tran, during a photo session as part of Anwar's official two-day visit, at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam, as part of Anwar's official two-day visit, on July 20, 2023. — Picture by FACEBOOK/ANWAR IBRAHIM[/caption]
Dr Zaliha was responding to Permatang Pauh MP Muhammad Fawwaz Mohamad Jan's query on the details of the Prime Minister's official and unofficial visits abroad from 2022 to the present, as well as the amount of investments successfully brought into Malaysia as a result of these visits.
She added that the mission and purpose of the Prime Minister's official and working visits are to convince potential investors to invest in Malaysia while also strengthening, deepening, and expanding bilateral cooperation, as well as fostering greater understanding between Malaysia and those countries.
Anwar's visits also aim to enhance and invigorate diplomatic relations and cooperation with the countries involved, thereby positioning Malaysia as a country that practices transparent and open economic principles.
As an example, the diplomatic relations and close cooperation between Malaysia and China, now reaching 50 years, have been demonstrated through the signing of memorandums of understanding and agreements in various economic sectors, which will have a positive impact on the country's economic development.
— Bernama
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(from left to right) Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz during a joint press conference in Berlin, Germany, as part of Anwar's six-day official visit to the country, on March 12, 2024. — Picture via FACEBOOK/ANWAR IBRAHIM[/caption]
