LONDON: Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is meeting his United Kingdom counterpart Sir Keir Starmer here on Wednesday (Jan 15).
Anwar, who arrived here on Tuesday for a five-day working visit to the United Kingdom, was received by Starmer at his office at No 10, Downing Street at 1pm (9pm Malaysian time).
Anwar and Starmer then led their respective delegations at a bilateral meeting, focusing on strengthening the long-standing relationship between the two countries.
Anwar is accompanied by Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Senator Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz, Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir, Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani and Malaysian High Commissioner to the UK and Northern Ireland Datuk Zakri Jaafar.
During the meeting, both leaders are expected to touch on various bilateral and international issues.
Later in the day, Anwar who is also the Finance Minister, will attend a product launch by YTL Group UK.
UK is Malaysia's fourth largest trading partner in Europe, with the total trade between them amounting to RM15.30bil (US$3.34bil) in the first 11 months of 2024. - Bernama
