WORKING VISIT BY THE PRIME MINISTER OF MALAYSIA

AND THE PRIME MINISTER OF THAILAND

TO SUNGAI GOLOK, THAILAND AND RANTAU PANJANG, MALAYSIA

3 AUGUST 2024

 

Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Prime Minister of Thailand Srettha Thavisin will undertake a working visit to Sungai Golok, Thailand and Rantau Panjang, Malaysia on 3 August 2024 to evaluate the progress of the Rantau Panjang-Sungai Golok bridge upgrading project, one of the main border connectivity initiatives between the two countries.

The Prime Minister will be accompanied by Minister of Foreign Affairs Dato’ Seri Utama Haji Mohamad bin Haji Hasan; Minister of Home Affairs Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail; Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Tuan Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad; and Menteri Besar of Kelantan Dato’ Haji Mohd Nassuruddin Daud.

Both Prime Ministers will also have a bilateral meeting to deliberate on key bilateral issues, including Malaysia-Thailand land boundary matters, connectivity initiatives to advance socioeconomic development in border areas and the Southern Thailand Peace Dialogue Process.

The visit builds on the momentum of both leaders’ previous engagement in Sadao, Thailand in November 2023, reaffirming Malaysia and Thailand’s commitment to promoting people to people ties and enhancing economic activities along the northern Peninsular Malaysia and southern Thailand regions.

In 2023, Thailand was Malaysia’s sixth largest trading partner globally and second largest among ASEAN Member States, with total trade valued at USD24.83 billion (RM113.16 billion).

 

PUTRAJAYA

2 August 2024