WORKING VISIT OF HIS EXCELLENCY YOSHIMASA HAYASHI MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF JAPAN TO MALAYSIA 8-9 OCTOBER 2022
WORKING VISIT OF HIS EXCELLENCY YOSHIMASA HAYASHI MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF JAPAN TO MALAYSIA 8-9 OCTOBER 2022
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, YB Dato' Sri Saifuddin Abdullah will host his counterpart from Japan, His Excellency Yoshimasa Hayashi in a working visit to Malaysia from 8 to 9 October 2022. This visit is H.E. Hayashi’s first visit to Malaysia since being appointed as Japan's Minister for Foreign Affairs in November 2021.
Both Foreign Ministers are scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting to review the progress in furthering the long-standing and multi-faceted ties between Malaysia and Japan. In May 2022, Malaysia and Japan have agreed to elevate its relations from Strategic Partnership to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership during YAB Prime Minister’s Official Working Visit to Japan. During the meeting, both Foreign Ministers will be discussing ways to expand further various areas of cooperation including economic and trade, education, culture, human capital development as well as re-establishing people-to-people contact. The two Foreign Ministers will also exchange views on various regional and international issues of common interest.
H.E. Hayashi’s two-day visit is timely as it coincides with the 40th anniversary of Malaysia’s Look East Policy (LEP) and 65 years of diplomatic relations between Malaysia and Japan. The visit also adds new impetus in further exploring untapped areas of potential for the mutual benefit of both countries.
In 2021, Japan was Malaysia’s 4th largest trading partner with trade valued at RM149 billion (USD36 billion). As of 2021, Japan is Malaysia’s 3rd largest foreign investor in the manufacturing sector for implemented projects valued at RM90.9 billion (USD27.6 billion).
PUTRAJAYA
8 October 2022