WORKING VISIT OF THE PRIME MINISTER TO THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
4 - 5 SEPTEMBER 2024

Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim will undertake a working visit to the Russian Federation on 4 and 5 September 2024 to attend the 9th Eastern Economic Forum (9th EEF) in Vladivostok. He will be accompanied by Minister of Foreign Affairs Dato’ Seri Utama Haji Mohamad bin Haji Hasan; Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Tengku Datuk Seri Utama Zafrul bin Tengku Aziz; and Menteri Besar Selangor Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari. This visit will be the Prime Minister’s first trip to the Russian Federation since assuming office in November 2022.

The Prime Minister will address the Plenary Session of the 9th EEF on 5 September 2024. EEF is an annual economic forum held in Russia's Far East region, which started in 2015 to promote investment and economic development as well as international cooperation in the region. The Plenary Session of the 9th EEF, themed “Combining Strength to Create New Potential”, will be attended by high-level foreign and local dignitaries, policymakers, academics and captains of industries.

The Prime Minister is also scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting with President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin. This meeting will provide an opportunity for both leaders to take stock and discuss bilateral relations, including trade and investment, higher education, Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), agriculture and food security, and tourism, and explore collaboration in new areas such as aerospace and advanced technologies. They are also expected to exchange
perspectives on the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the situation in the Middle East.

The Prime Minister and President Putin are also expected to discuss cooperation within the context of the ASEAN-Russia Dialogue Partnership. The Prime Minister will also reiterate Malaysia’s interest to join BRICS to President Putin, who is holding the Chairmanship of BRICS for 2024.

During this visit, the Prime Minister is also accompanied by delegations from the Ministry of Economy and the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security. Malaysia and the Russian Federation are committed to strengthening cooperation on food security, through the promotion of trade and investment, capacity building and research and development.

In 2023, the Russian Federation was Malaysia’s 8th largest trading partner among European countries.Total bilateral trade increased by 15.6% to RM14.22 billion (USD3.1 billion), compared with RM12.3 billion (USD2.79 billion) recorded in 2022.

 

PUTRAJAYA
3 Sept 2024