Tengku Zafrul: Our national interest comes first

Bargaining power: Tengku Zafrul speaking at the 12th Asean Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting. — RAJA FAISAL HISHAN/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz, who will be heading for the United States for negotiations on the tariff issue, has assured that national interest will be protected.

The Investment, Trade and Industry Minister said the ministry’s arm in the United States has already begun work.