KUALA LUMPUR, 6 May 2019 – Bernama reported that the International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Darell Leiking received an official visit from the Vice President of Argentina, Her Excellency Marta Gabriela Michetti at his office, as part of Vice President Michetti five days visit to Malaysia.
During the private meeting, Minister Darell and Vice President Michetti agreed that there are growth opportunities in the bilateral trade and investment relations between both countries. The Malaysia-Argentina Roundtable Meeting was then held to discuss the opportunities to further enhance the trade and investment ties, and the concerns on doing business in both countries. The roundtable meeting was attended by Malaysian and Argentinian companies, chambers of commerce and investment funds.
Minister Darell acknowledged the enormous prospects of Argentina and the MERCOSUR economic bloc to further deepen Malaysia’s trade and investment ties within the Latin America region. He emphasized the need for the governments and businesses in both nations to work hand in hand to explore mutually beneficial opportunities, address the existing challenges and improve the processes.
“Being the fifth largest economy in the world, Malaysia definitely is interested to establish partnership with Mercosur. MITI is exploring the feasibility of a Free Trade Agreement with Mercosur,” he added.
-BERNAMA
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