Malaysia, Turkmenistan committed to strengthening bilateral ties, says Anwar

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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Thursday (Dec 19) said that Malaysia and Turkmenistan have reaffirmed their commitment to deepening cooperation through the establishment of a joint commission.  Speaking at a joint press conference with Turkmenistan President Serdar Berdimuhamedow in Putrajaya, Anwar said the foreign ministers of both nations will implement this initiative early next year to solidify their collaboration.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/yw6v6y8p   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00of the Republic of Turkmenistan, Deputy Prime Ministers, Ministers, ladies and gentlemen,

00:18the pleasure on our part to host the President of an important great country, Central Asia.

00:28I've been a friend of Malaysia, a close friend, and we both extend our commitment to ensure

00:38that the level of cooperation is extended to joint commission between the two countries,

00:45and the foreign ministers will follow through early next year for this joint collaboration.

00:51Since the last visit in 2016, by Excellency Gurbanguly Berdimohabadov, the then President

00:59and now National Leader, we have seen a strengthening of this collaboration, and also we have seen

01:07their willingness and support to our industries, particularly Petronas Regali, and I must on

01:16behalf of Malaysian government and people, extend my appreciation and thanks and assure

01:26the President that this collaboration will be extremely meaningful to ensure the mutual

01:32benefit and success for both countries.

01:35I am particularly impressed by the President's interest not only to enhance trade and investments

01:44between the countries, but his very comprehensive view of what development entails, including

01:52the cultural sphere and his promotion for international peace that we fully support.

01:59And in order to reciprocate and to show our admiration for the great country and the leadership

02:06of the President and the people, we also would like to extend our understanding and appreciation

02:13to their great literary poet, now celebrating the 300th anniversary, Maktingguli Firaje.

02:24Maktingguli Firaje is a known and great poet, not only of Turkmenistan, and I think if it

02:31is expanded, you see the commitment to justice, to peace, to character, against greed and abuse.

02:39And I am pleased to say that Dewan Bahasa Dambustaka has agreed and working on the translation

02:47of a few of the great works of the great poet into Bahasa, so that it will be popularly

02:56known here to give meaning to that sort of collaboration, comprehensive to Muslim countries,

03:06to commit to development and peace.

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