PUTRAJAYA: Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Abdullah (pic) will undertake an official visit to Sweden, Denmark and Norway from May 29 to June 5.
The visit to the Scandinavian nations would supply alternatives for the Foreign Minister to meet his counterparts and talk about the best way ahead in strengthening the long-standing multifaceted cooperation between Malaysia and the respective nations.
This visit would additionally present an avenue for Malaysia to additional talk about and trade views in regards to the post-Covid-19 cooperation, Asean cooperation in addition to the inter-regional and worldwide problems with mutual curiosity, in accordance to a press release from the Foreign Ministry on Sunday (May 29).
During his visit to Sweden from May 29 to 31, the Foreign Minister is scheduled to maintain conferences along with his Swedish counterpart, Ann Linde, the First Deputy Speaker of the Swedish Parliament, Åsa Lindestam; and the Members of the Swedish Committee on Foreign Affairs.
He can be to take part in a Roundtable Discussion to be held on the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), in addition to scheduled to meet the federal government linked companies, the assertion learn.
In Denmark on June 1 and a couple of, Saifuddin can be assembly Denmark’s Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod, the Secretary-General of the Nordic Council, Kristina Háfoss, in addition to an engagement session with the Committee Members of Malaysia Denmark Association.
Saifuddin can be scheduled to communicate on the Asia House, Copenhagen, a famend institution that has traditionally hosted quite a few personalities from everywhere in the world.
During his visit to Norway from June 3 to 5, the Foreign Minister would meet Norwegian counterpart, Anniken Huitfeldt, in addition to holding conferences with the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence of the Norwegian Parliament, the Delegation to the Asia-Europe Parliamentary Partnership, and meet the Director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute, Olav Njølstad.
While in Stockholm and Oslo, Saifuddin would even be internet hosting the Keluarga Malaysia reception.- Bernama