Malaysian Ambassador to Germany Datin Paduka Adina Kamarudin said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will be holding a bilateral meeting with his German counterpart, Chancellor Olaf Scholz besides paying a courtesy call to President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
During the visit, Steinmeier had said that Malaysia would be an important location for German companies to diversify their businesses and investments, adding that there are over 700 German companies there now, creating 65,000 jobs. On Tuesday, Anwar will meet about 30 captains of industry and potential investors from Europe at a business roundtable meeting.
Adina said issues like Malaysia’s palm oil export to Europe and climate change are likely to be brought up during Anwar’s meeting with Deputy Chancellor and Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action Robert Habeck before the premier delivers a keynote address at “Mittelstand or SME Future Day” on Wednesday.
While in Berlin, the Prime Minister will have a speaking engagement at Körber Foundation, a non-profit organisation focusing on social and political issues.) hosted by the German Asia-Pacific Business Association, where he is scheduled to deliver an address.