Venezuelan Diplomat pays courtesy call to Dewan Rakyat Speaker

KUALA LUMPUR, June 12 (Bernama) -- Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Mohamad Ariff Yusof today received a courtesy call from the’ Charge d’Affairs of the Venezuela Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Morella Barreto Lopez, at his office at the Parliament Building here.

During the meeting, both sides have reiterated their interests in continuing to cultivate bilateral relations between both countries in the parliamentary sphere through a Malaysian-Venezuelan friendship group, which is expected to be established soon.

According to a statement from the Venezuelan Embassy, the diplomat had also briefed Mohamad Ariff on current issues affecting the republic, including economic blockade imposed by the United States.

In his response, the statement said Mohamad Ariff confirmed that Malaysia maintained its policy of non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries.

-- BERNAMA