Mohamad Pays Courtesy Call On Iranian President Pezeshkian

From Muhammad Faiz Baharin

TEHRAN, Feb 26 (Bernama) — Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan today paid a courtesy call on Iranian President Dr Masoud Pezeshkian at the latter’s office on Pasteur Street here. 

Mohamad, who is on a three-day inaugural official visit to Iran from Feb 25 to 27, was received by Pezeshkian at around 5.30 pm local time (10 pm Malaysia time).

Both leaders spent about 30 minutes discussing Malaysia-Iran bilateral relations, as well as regional and international issues of mutual concern, particularly the situation in Palestine and broader Middle Eastern affairs.

The courtesy call took place after Mohamad co-chaired the 8th Joint Commission Meeting between Malaysia and Iran with his counterpart, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi.

In 2024, Iran was Malaysia's 7th largest trading partner from the West Asian region, with total trade valued at RM2.6 billion (US$0.57 billion), an increase of 24.6 per cent from 2023. 

Malaysia was Iran’s largest trading partner among the ASEAN Member States and the 19th largest globally in 2023.

Malaysia established its embassy in Tehran in 1970, while Iran opened its embassy in Kuala Lumpur in 1981.

-- BERNAMA