STATE VISIT BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, HIS EXCELLENCY FERDINAND R. MARCOS JR. TO MALAYSIA, 25-27 JULY 2023
STATE VISIT BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES,
HIS EXCELLENCY FERDINAND R. MARCOS JR. TO MALAYSIA, 25-27 JULY 2023
The President of the Republic of the Philippines, His Excellency Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. will undertake a State Visit to Malaysia from 25 to 27 July 2023. This State Visit is also the inaugural visit by President Marcos Jr. to Malaysia.
President Marcos Jr. will be accompanied by the First Lady, Madam Louise Araneta- Marcos. The Philippine delegation will comprise Cabinet Secretaries, elected representatives and senior officials of the Government of the Philippines.
President Marcos Jr. will be received in a State Welcoming Ceremony at Istana Negara by His Majesty Seri Paduka Baginda the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta’in Billah on 26 July 2023. Subsequently, President Marcos Jr. will have an audience with His Majesty Seri Paduka Baginda the Yang di-Pertuan Agong followed by a State Banquet in honour of President Marcos Jr. and his delegation.
During the visit, President Marcos Jr. is also scheduled to meet the Prime Minister of Malaysia, YAB Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim where both leaders are expected to exchange views on bilateral, regional and international issues of mutual interest.
The visit underscores the longstanding friendship and close ties between the two countries as close neighbours and partners in ASEAN, including through various high- level exchanges such as YAB Prime Minister’s recent official visit to Manila in March 2023. In 2022, the Philippines was Malaysia's 15th largest trading partner globally and the 5th largest among the ASEAN Member States, with total trade amounting to RM41.45 billion (USD9.42 billion), an increase of 20.1 percent compared to the recorded value in 2021.
PUTRAJAYA
25 July 2023