Anwar hosts official luncheon in honour of visiting Myanmar president at Seri Perdana

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim hosted a luncheon for Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing during his official visit at the Seri Perdana Complex in Putrajaya.

The event included a cultural performance and was attended by Malaysian ministers and members of the Myanmar Cabinet.

Malaysia and Myanmar agreed to enhance bilateral cooperation focusing on trade, investment, education, and the voluntary repatriation of Myanmar nationals in Malaysia.

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 8 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today hosted an official luncheon in honour of visiting Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing at the Seri Perdana Complex here.

Min Aung Hlaing, who arrived in Malaysia yesterday for a two-day official visit, was welcomed by Anwar at the Prime Minister’s official residence at 11.35am.

He was also accorded a cultural welcome featuring the Tingkah Pusaka dance performed by 36 dancers from Istana Budaya, as well as a “Welcome to Malaysia” presentation by 116 students from Sekolah Menengah Sains Selangor, Sekolah Menengah Agama Bandar Baru Salak Tinggi and Sekolah Kebangsaan Presint 16 (1).

Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan, Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu, Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, Human Resource Minister Datuk Seri R. Ramanan and Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani were also present at the luncheon.

They were joined by members of the Myanmar Cabinet as well as senior government officials from both countries.

Earlier, Anwar and Min Aung Hlaing held a four-eye meeting followed by delegation talks to discuss bilateral relations and matters of mutual interest.

At a joint press conference later, both leaders said Malaysia and Myanmar had agreed to strengthen bilateral ties by focusing on people-centric cooperation, including in trade, investment, education, agri-food, energy, healthcare and capacity building.

They also said Myanmar had agreed to accept the repatriation of a large number of its nationals from all ethnic groups who are in Malaysia illegally, on a voluntary, dignified and safe basis. — Bernama

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马来西亚总理安瓦尔·易卜拉欣在布城首相府为缅甸总统敏昂莱举行了午宴，敏昂莱总统此次对马来西亚进行正式访问。

活动包括文化表演，马来西亚部长和缅甸内阁成员出席了活动。

马来西亚和缅甸同意加强双边合作，重点关注贸易、投资、教育以及在马来西亚的缅甸国民自愿遣返问题。

布特拉贾亚，10 月 8 日——总理拿督斯里安瓦尔易卜拉欣今天在这里的 Seri Perdana Complex 举办了一场正式午宴，以欢迎来访的缅甸总统敏昂莱。

昨天抵达马来西亚进行为期两天正式访问的敏昂莱，于上午 11 点 35 分在总理官邸受到安华的欢迎。

他还受到文化欢迎，包括来自布达雅宫的 36 名舞者表演的 Tingkah Pusaka 舞蹈，以及来自雪兰莪 Sekolah Menengah Sains Seins、Sekolah Menengah Agama Bandar Baru Salak Tinggi 和 Sekolah Kebangsaan Presint 16 (1) 的 116 名学生的“欢迎来到马来西亚”表演。

外交部长拿督斯里莫哈末哈山、农业及粮食安全部长拿督斯里莫哈末沙布、内政部长拿督斯里赛夫丁纳苏蒂安依斯迈、人力资源部长拿督斯里拉马南和投资、贸易及工业部长拿督斯里佐哈里阿都加尼也出席了午餐会。

缅甸内阁成员以及两国高级政府官员也出席了会议。

此前，安华和敏昂莱举行了四方会晤，随后代表团举行了会谈，讨论双边关系和共同关心的问题。

在随后举行的联合新闻发布会上，两国领导人表示，马来西亚和缅甸已同意加强双边关系，重点关注以人为本的合作，包括贸易、投资、教育、农产品、能源、医疗保健和能力建设等领域。

他们还表示，缅甸已同意接收大量非法滞留在马来西亚的缅甸公民（涵盖所有族裔），并以自愿、有尊严和安全的方式遣返。——马新社

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安瓦尔表示，缅甸愿意自费接收大量本国公民回国。

安华：马来西亚和缅甸承诺在贸易、教育和能源领域加强双边合作