Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim shaking hands with his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, at Hyderabad House after delivering a joint press statement during his official three-day visit to India. - Bernama
NEW DELHI: Malaysia and India have solidified their bilateral relations by exchanging eight memorandums of understanding (MOUs).
The MOUs cover a broad range of sectors, including worker recruitment, traditional medicine, digital technologies, culture, tourism and public administration.Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, who is on a three-day official visit to India from Aug 19, and his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, witnessed the MOU exchange at Hyderabad House here.
Hyderabad House is used by the Indian government for official state functions, particularly high-level meetings and banquets involving visiting foreign dignitaries.
The first MOU, concerning the recruitment, employment and repatriation of workers, was inked and exchanged between Human Resources Minister Steven Sim and India’s External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar.
The second MOU, on Ayurveda and other traditional systems of medicine, was exchanged between Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan and his counterpart, Jaishankar.
The MOU on cooperation in the field of digital technologies was exchanged between Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo and Jaishankar, Bernama reported.
The MOU on cooperation in the fields of culture, arts and heritage was exchanged between Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing and Jaishankar. Tiong and Jaishankar also exchanged another MOU on tourism cooperation.
The MOU on public administration and governance reforms was exchanged between Public Service director-general Datuk Seri Wan Ahmad Dahlan Abdul Aziz and the Secretary (East) of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs, Jaideep Mazumdar.
The MOU on cooperation in the fields of youth and sports was exchanged between Mohamad and Jaishankar, while the MOU between the International Financial Services Centres Authority and the Labuan Financial Services Authority (LFSA) was exchanged between LFSA chairman Datuk Wan Mohd Fadzmi Che Wan Othman Fadzilah and Indian High Commissioner to Malaysia, BN Reddy.
At the ceremony, the co-chair of the India-Malaysia CEO Forum, Tan Sri Kuna Sittampalam, presented the Report of the 2nd India-Malaysia CEO Forum to Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz.
