Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday was given a guard of honour as he arrived at the Perdana Putra Complex -– Office of the Malaysian Prime Minister -– in Kuala Lumpur to meet his counterpart Anwar Ibrahim and hold the delegation-level talks.

As the prime minister, who is on a three-day official visit to Malaysia, arrived at the venue of the official welcome reception, he was warmly received by PM Anwar Ibrahim.

The national anthems of Pakistan and Malaysia were played as both the leaders stood at the salute dais.

Prime Minister Shehbaz inspected the guard of honour given by the smartly turned-out contingents of the Malaysian armed forces.

Later, both leaders introduced their respective delegations to each other before proceeding to the one-on-one meeting and the delegation-level talks to review Malaysia-Pakistan bilateral ties and explore new areas of collaboration in multiple sectors.

The two leaders will also deliberate on enhancing bilateral cooperation in trade to explore opportunities for further cooperation in trade, IT & telecom, Halal industry, investment, education, energy, infrastructure, digital economy, and people-to-people ties.

Both leaders will also witness the signing of agreements and memoranda of understanding for cooperation in several existing and new sectors.

Accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar and Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Tariq Fatemi, the prime minister is visiting Malaysia at the invitation of his Malaysian counterpart.

As he landed at the Bunga Raya International Airport on Sunday night, he was received by the Malaysian Minister of Communications Fahmi Fadzil, Pakistan’s High Commissioner to Malaysia Syed Ahsan Raza Shah and diplomatic staff.

Malaysian PM greets Shehbaz

Earlier, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday on an official visit to Malaysia.

He was received by the Malaysian Minister of Information and Communications Fahmi Fadzil, Pakistan’s High Commissioner to Malaysia, Syed Ahsan Raza Shah and diplomatic staff at the Bunga Raya International Airport. He was taken to his residence in royal protocol.

Upon arrival at his residence, Prime Minister of Malaysia Anwar Ibrahim warmly welcomed Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

In his remarks, the Prime Minister said, “I am very happy to be in Malaysia. I thank the Malaysian Prime Minister for the warm welcome.”

“This visit will further strengthen Pakistan-Malaysia bilateral relations,” he added.