Time for Malaysia-EU free trade agreement, says Anwar

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Speaking at the 101st East Asian Friendship Dinner in Hamburg on Friday (March 15), Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said it is time for Malaysia and the European Union (EU) to rekindle the discussion on a free trade agreement to further strengthen bilateral relations and regional integration.  Read more at https://shorturl.at/emCFR  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00 (Applause)

00:04 Prime Minister Datuk Sri Anwar Ibrahim told guests at the 101st East Asian Friendship

00:10 Dinner held in Hamburg on Friday that the time is ripe for Malaysia and Germany to rekindle

00:15 discussions on the Malaysia-European Union Free Trade Agreement.

00:19 He said Europe will be able to capitalize on Malaysia as a gateway to Asia.

00:24 He said the FTA will further strengthen bilateral relations and regional integration.

00:30 Anwar had also discussed the FTA with German Vice-Chancellor Robert Habeck during their

00:34 meeting in Berlin on Wednesday.

00:37 Malaysia is conducting a scoping exercise with the EU to determine the gap in the positions

00:42 of both Malaysia and the bloc for the FTA that has been postponed since 2012.

00:48 Anwar said Malaysia is open for business and ready to have high-quality ventures that align

00:53 with the national goals and global responsibilities.

00:56 The two leaders also discussed cooperation in capacity and expertise development and

01:01 the exchange of workers program.

01:04 Malaysia also urged Germany to look into a more inclusive approach to palm oil exports

01:09 to Europe.

01:10 Anwar was in Germany for a six-day official visit from March 10 to 15.

01:14 He met German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

01:19 He also met captains of industry and potential investors.

01:23 He also told the German press agency that a decision will be made after reviewing the

01:27 proposal by a Texas-based company to reopen the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines

01:32 flight MH370 that presumably crashed in the Indian Ocean.

01:37 He said despite efforts to continue the search, Malaysia does not want to give false hopes

01:42 that they can secure answers to the mystery.

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