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Visit by Malaysian Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry strengthens economic cooperation with Timor-Leste
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Mon, 03 February 2025, 10:11am
Malaysia’s Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry, Tengku Datuk Seri Utama Zafrul Abdul Aziz, paid an official visit to Timor-Leste on 30 and 31 January, with the aim of strengthening bilateral cooperation in strategic areas. During his stay, in addition to meetings with the Prime Minister and other members of the Government, Tengku Zafrul Aziz witnessed the signing of an agreement between Weststar-GAP Aviation, a joint venture between Timor GAP and Malaysian company Weststar Aviation Services, with Santos, for helicopter transport services to support oil operations. The Malaysian delegation, also comprising Weststar Group Chief Executive Officer Tan Sri Dr Syed Azman Syed Ibrahim, was received at President Nicolau Lobato International Airport by Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Minister of Tourism and Environment, Francisco Kalbuadi Lay, and the Malaysian Ambassador to Timor-Leste, Datuk Amarjit Singh Sarjit Singh. On the afternoon of Friday, January 31, Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão received Minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz at the Government Palace, where they discussed opportunities for cooperation to boost national development, as well as Malaysia’s continued support for Timor-Leste’s full membership process in ASEAN.