KUALA LUMPUR, April 29 — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas expressed gratitude to the leadership and people of Malaysia for their unwavering support of the Palestinian people’s struggle.
Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said Abbas conveyed this during their meeting at the Plenary Session of the Special Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, yesterday.
“He asked to convey the Palestinian people’s gratitude to the entire Malaysian population,” he said in a Facebook post today.
Mohamad is currently in Riyadh, accompanying Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, who is attending the Special WEF Meeting.
Separately, the minister also shared about his meeting with Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister cum Foreign Minister Mohammed Ishaq Dar at the WEF.
“During the discussion, both parties reached an agreement for Malaysia and Pakistan to strengthen bilateral relations through existing cooperation further and explore other potential areas of collaboration.
“I also took the opportunity to congratulate Ishaq Dar on his appointment as Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister effective yesterday,” he said.
Meanwhile, Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry on X (formerly Twitter) said the leaders had reviewed bilateral relations and agreed to promote high-level exchanges between Pakistan and Malaysia.
According to the posting, Pakistan and Malaysia also agreed to expand cooperation in trade and economy, culture and people-to-people exchanges during the meeting.
— Bernama
