From D. Arul Rajoo
BRUSSELS, Jan 20 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today held a meeting with his Belgium counterpart Prime Minister Alexander De Croo.
The meeting, which took place at De Croo's office, was also attended by officials from both sides.
Anwar was accompanied by Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz, Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir and Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani.
Also present was Malaysia’s ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg, and the European Union (EU) Datuk Mohd Khalid Abbasi Abdul Razak.
The premier is on a two-day working visit to Belgium.
Meanwhile, the prime minister said in a Facebook post today that during the meeting with De Croo several matters related to education, investment and trade were discussed.
"This includes (discussions on) a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European Union as well as international issues such as the crisis in Gaza, Myanmar and the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
"We believe, and are in line to continue to strengthen relations and form synergies of cooperation towards global security, stability and prosperity," Anwar said.
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