KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 (Bernama) -- Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan will undertake a two-day working visit to Melbourne from Sept 11 to co-chair the 7th Malaysia-Australia Annual Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AFMM) – a key platform to review and strengthen bilateral cooperation – with his Australian counterpart Penny Wong.
The cooperation will span across a wide range of sectors, including trade and investment, higher and basic education, green economy, clean energy transition, critical minerals, and Australia-Malaysia Institutional Strengthening Programme (AMIS), youth and sports, visa facilitation, defence, and combating transnational crime and terrorism.
In a statement on Wednesday, the Foreign Ministry, widely known as Wisma Putra, said both ministers will also exchange views on regional and global issues of mutual concern, including Myanmar, the Cambodia-Thailand conflict, the South China Sea, and the situation in Gaza.
The Foreign Ministers are also expected to discuss ASEAN-Australia dialogue relations, which were elevated to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in 2021, it said.
Wisma Putra noted that a Joint Statement will be issued following the Annual Foreign Ministers’ Meeting.
Mohamad is also scheduled to pay a courtesy call on the Governor of Victoria, Margaret Gardner.
Wisma Putra said the working visit underscores Malaysia’s commitment to advancing the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP) with Australia, building on existing foundations of trust, mutual respect and shared aspirations.
Australia is an important economic partner for Malaysia.
In 2024, total bilateral trade amounted to RM82.92 billion, with exports valued at RM49.40 billion and imports at RM33.53 billion.
For the period January to July 2025, Malaysia’s total trade with Australia stood at RM44.96 billion, with exports amounting to RM27.41 billion and imports totalling RM17.55 billion.
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