WORKING VISIT OF THE PRIME MINISTER TO THE REPUBLIC OF ITALY 1-3 JULY 2025
WORKING VISIT OF THE PRIME MINISTER TO THE REPUBLIC OF ITALY
1-3 JULY 2025
Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim will undertake a working visit to the Republic of Italy from 1 to 3 July 2025. This visit, at the invitation of Prime Minister Georgia Meloni, marks the Prime Minister’s first visit to Italy. The Prime Minister will be accompanied by Minister of Foreign Affairs Dato’ Seri Utama Haji Mohamad bin Haji Hasan; Minister of Transport Anthony Loke Siew Fook; Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Datuk Seri Haji Mohamad bin Sabu; Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Datuk Seri Utama Tengku Zafrul bin Tengku Abdul Aziz and Minister of Defence Dato’ Seri Mohamed Khaled bin Nordin.
On 3 July 2025, the Prime Minister is scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at the Chigi Palace. The meeting will provide an opportunity for both leaders to take stock of the current state of Malaysia-Italy relations and explore avenues to further strengthen cooperation, particularly in the fields of economy, defence technology, and energy. The two leaders will also exchange views on regional and international issues of mutual concern, including the ASEAN-Italy Development Partnership; ASEAN-European Union Dialogue Relations; and the situation in the Middle East. As ASEAN Chair for 2025, the Prime Minister will also highlight Malaysia’s priorities and ASEAN’s efforts in addressing regional and global challenges.
The Prime Minister will also officiate the Malaysia-Italy Economic Partnership Roundtable on 2 July 2025, which will bring together Malaysian and Italian industry leaders to explore trade and investment collaboration. He is also scheduled to meet leaders of the local Muslim community and engage with members of the Malaysian diaspora in Italy.
Malaysia and Italy enjoy longstanding and multifaceted relations, underpinned by strong economic ties, growing trade and investment, and people-to-people exchanges. In 2024, total trade between Malaysia and Italy recorded a two per cent increase, reaching RM14.61 billion (USD3.18 billion) compared with 2023. For the period of January to May 2025, total trade grew by 3.3 per cent year-on-year to RM6.5 billion (USD1.48 billion). Italy remains Malaysia’s fifth largest trading partner and third largest importer of Malaysian palm oil among European Union member states in 2024.
The Prime Minister will undertake an official visit to France on 3 and 4 July 2025 after concluding his visit to Italy.
PUTRAJAYA
30 June 2025
