Today, I am pleased to welcome Malaysia\u2019s Minister of Foreign Affairs, YB Dato\u2019 Seri Utama Haji Mohamad Bin Haji Hasan, to Melbourne for the seventh Australia-Malaysia Annual Foreign Ministers\u2019 Meeting (AFMM), in the year we celebrate the 70th anniversary of Australia\u2019s diplomatic presence in Malaysia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The AFMM is an opportunity to strengthen cooperation under our Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, including in trade and investment, defence and regional security, and governance and institutional reform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I look forward to continuing discussions I had with Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan in Kuala Lumpur in July, and reiterating Australia\u2019s support for Malaysia as ASEAN Chair this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Australia is a modern multicultural nation, and we share extensive people-to-people ties with Malaysia. Over 172,000 people of Malaysian heritage call Australia home, and more than 500,000 Malaysians have studied in Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Our two countries\u2019 longstanding partnership is grounded in a shared history of friendship and cooperation in support of a peaceful, stable, and prosperous region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I look forward to deepening these ties through our discussions today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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