PARIS: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will spend two days here in his inaugural visit to this European city as prime minister.
The visit, at the invitation of French president Emmanuel Macron, includes a tete-a-tete between the two leaders, followed by a delegation meeting at the Elysee Palace.
Discussions will cover the overall state of Malaysia-France relations, with particular emphasis on enhancing cooperation in trade and investment, defence, education and tourism, among other things.
Both leaders are also expected to exchange views on regional and international issues of mutual concern including Asean-France Development Partnership, Asean-EU Dialogue Relations and the situation in West Asia.
France is one of Malaysia’s top five trading partners in the European Union and a key source of FDI in the high-tech and strategic sectors.
In 2024, total trade between Malaysia and France amounted to RM15.95bil.
After France, Anwar will visit Brazil.
