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Joint Statement for the 1 st Malaysia-New Zealand Annual Foreign Ministers’ Meeting Kuala Lumpur, 7 June 2024

 

Joint Statement for

the 1 st Malaysia-New Zealand Annual Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

Kuala Lumpur, 7 June 2024 

 

1. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia, the Hon. Dato’ Seri Utama Haji Mohamad bin Haji Hasan, and Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand, the Rt. Hon. Winston Peters held the 1st Malaysia-New Zealand Annual Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AFMM) on 7 June 2024 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Bilateral Cooperation under the Strategic Partnership

2. The Ministers expressed their appreciation for the strong bilateral relationship and recognised the progress of the current cooperation under the Strategic Partnership established in 2023, encompassing its four (4) pillars: Prosperity; People; Planet; and Peace & Security.

3. Both Ministers reviewed the progress of the ongoing bilateral cooperation and reiterated their commitment to the Strategic Partnership and their determination to enhance and broaden the ongoing collaboration in key areas of strategic importance and mutually beneficial.

Regional and International Issues

4. Both Ministers reaffirmed their commitment to enhancing the ASEAN-New Zealand Strategic Partnership, including through ASEAN-led mechanisms and looked forward to commemorating the 50th anniversary of ASEAN-New Zealand dialogue relations during Malaysia’s ASEAN Chairmanship in 2025.

5. Both sides also exchanged views concerning geostrategic, security and geoeconomics in addressing the regional challenges, including the South China Sea, the situation in the Middle East, and the situations in Myanmar, and Ukraine.

6. The Ministers reiterated their strong commitment to multilateralism and committed to continuing to work together to strengthen multilateral institutions, including their role in protecting and promoting human rights.

 

7 June 2024


6/7/24

LIST OF CONVENTIONS / TREATIES THAT HAVE BEEN TRANSLATED INTO BAHASA MELAYU

Ratified by Malaysia

1. Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, CEDAW
 
1.1 Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, CEDAW
   
2. Convention on the Rights of the Child, CRC
 
2.1 Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostiitution and child pornography
2.2 Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict ; and
2.3 Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure
   
3. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, CRPD
 
3.1 Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
   

Yet to ratify

4. Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment – CAT
 
4.1 Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
   
5. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - ICCPR
 
5.1 Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: and
5.2 Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of death penalty
   
6. International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination - ICERD
   
7. International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights - ICESR
 
7.1 Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
   
8. International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance - ICPED
   
9. International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families - ICRMW
   
10. Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, 1951;
 
10.1 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees, 1967
   
11. Rome Statute
   

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