From Arul Rajoo Durar Raj
RIO DE JANEIRO, July 6 (Bernama) -- Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, met in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday (Monday in Malaysia).
Both leaders are in the Brazilian city for the BRICS Leaders’ Summit.
They last met during the 21st ASEAN-India Summit in Laos last year.
Anwar was accompanied by Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz at the meeting, while India's Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar was also present.
Malaysia is India’s third-largest trading partner in ASEAN, with total trade valued at USD20.02 billion in 2023-2024, accounting for approximately 17 per cent of India’s total trade with ASEAN
Anwar arrived here on Saturday to attend the 17th BRICS Leaders’ Summit hosted by Brazil at the invitation of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Malaysia officially became a BRICS Partner Country on Jan 1 this year.
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