TAPAH, April 18 — Malaysia and China will set up a consultative council to coordinate and monitor the implementation of the 31 memoranda of understanding (MOU) signed between the two countries on Wednesday (April 16).
Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said many of the MOUs involved various sectors and ministries, making it essential to ensure proper coordination.
To ensure the effectiveness of the MOUs, each involved ministry and agency is required to submit a quarterly report to the Foreign Ministry, which will then present a status report to the Cabinet.
“The foreign ministries of both countries will act as coordinators. We have signed many MOUs, but the question is how we implement them, and how do we follow up?
"We do not want a situation where we just sign the documents and nothing happens afterwards.
“That is what we aim to do — to ensure this systematic effort is well-managed and that the results can be expedited and translated into benefits for the people,” he said.
Mohamad was speaking to the press on the campaign trail to draw support for Barisan Nasional's (BN) candidate for the Ayer Kuning state by-election Mohamad Yusri Bakir today, where he was stumping in his capacity as BN deputy chairman.
On Wednesday, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and China’s President Xi Jinping witnessed the exchange of 31 MOUs and documents covering various sectors of cooperation between the two countries.
Xi Jinping concluded his three-day state visit to Malaysia yesterday, which he made at the invitation of His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, the King of Malaysia.
— Bernama
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(from left to right) Chinese President Xi Jinping, China’s National Development and Reform Commission chairman Zheng Shanjie, Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo, and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim during the signing of the memoranda of understanding to promote and develop the digital economies of both countries while also strengthening cooperation in artificial intelligence technology, in Putrajaya on April 16, 2025. — Picture via FACEBOOK/KEMENTERIAN DIGITAL[/caption]
