<p>Kuala Lumpur: External Affairs Minister <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/s-jaishankar">S Jaishankar</a> on Wednesday held a 'productive and frank' discussion on the 'multifaceted' <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/bilateral-ties">bilateral ties</a> between India and <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/malaysia">Malaysia</a> and regional and international issues with his Malaysian counterpart Mohamad bin Haji Hasan, the Malaysian Foreign Ministry said.</p>.<p>Jaishankar is in Kuala Lumpur on the third and last leg of his three-nation tour to Singapore, the Philippines and Malaysia.</p>.<p>He met the Malaysian Foreign Minister Hasan and held a 'productive and frank discussion, including exchanging views on the multifaceted dimensions of Malaysia-India bilateral affairs as well as regional and international issues of mutual interest, the Malaysian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in an official statement.</p>.<p>The ministers also discussed the exchange of high-level visits and the convening of the 7th Joint Commission Meeting of Malaysia and India on a mutually agreeable date.</p>.EAM Jaishankar calls on Philippine President Bongbong Marcos to expand bilateral ties.<p>This was the first meeting between Jaishankar and Hasan since the latter took office in December 2023, the statement said.</p>.<p>Jaishankar will call on Prime Minister <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/anwar-ibrahim">Anwar Ibrahim</a> later in the day and is scheduled to meet Minister of Digital Gobind Singh Deo, the Foreign Ministry said.</p>.<p>His visit aims to strengthen cooperation between India and Malaysia and enhance understanding of shared challenges and opportunities, it said.</p>.<p>Malaysia and India share a long-standing and substantive relationship bound by robust economic partnerships and close people-to-people ties.</p>.<p>In 2023, India was Malaysia's 12th largest global trading partner, with total trade amounting to Rs 1,37,752 crore ($16.53 billion), according to the statement.</p>
<p>Kuala Lumpur: External Affairs Minister <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/s-jaishankar">S Jaishankar</a> on Wednesday held a 'productive and frank' discussion on the 'multifaceted' <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/bilateral-ties">bilateral ties</a> between India and <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/malaysia">Malaysia</a> and regional and international issues with his Malaysian counterpart Mohamad bin Haji Hasan, the Malaysian Foreign Ministry said.</p>.<p>Jaishankar is in Kuala Lumpur on the third and last leg of his three-nation tour to Singapore, the Philippines and Malaysia.</p>.<p>He met the Malaysian Foreign Minister Hasan and held a 'productive and frank discussion, including exchanging views on the multifaceted dimensions of Malaysia-India bilateral affairs as well as regional and international issues of mutual interest, the Malaysian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in an official statement.</p>.<p>The ministers also discussed the exchange of high-level visits and the convening of the 7th Joint Commission Meeting of Malaysia and India on a mutually agreeable date.</p>.EAM Jaishankar calls on Philippine President Bongbong Marcos to expand bilateral ties.<p>This was the first meeting between Jaishankar and Hasan since the latter took office in December 2023, the statement said.</p>.<p>Jaishankar will call on Prime Minister <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/anwar-ibrahim">Anwar Ibrahim</a> later in the day and is scheduled to meet Minister of Digital Gobind Singh Deo, the Foreign Ministry said.</p>.<p>His visit aims to strengthen cooperation between India and Malaysia and enhance understanding of shared challenges and opportunities, it said.</p>.<p>Malaysia and India share a long-standing and substantive relationship bound by robust economic partnerships and close people-to-people ties.</p>.<p>In 2023, India was Malaysia's 12th largest global trading partner, with total trade amounting to Rs 1,37,752 crore ($16.53 billion), according to the statement.</p>