Round table Russia-Malaysia
Round table Russia-Malaysia
Sponsored by: Russia’s Economic Development Ministry
Venue: Kazan Expo International Exhibition Center, Kazan
Time: May 16, 01:00-02:30 p.m.
The round table meeting was moderated by Yekaterina Yevgrafova, representative of the Russian Economic Development Ministry.
Welcoming remarks were delivered by: Nail Latypov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Malaysia, Dato' Loon-Lai Cheong, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Malaysia to the Russian Federation Mohamad Sabu, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security of Malaysia
“As the main topic of this meeting we chose interaction between Russia and Malaysia at the level of states and regions, and we want to talk about such cooperation <...> The question is how can we even better ensure such integration and ensure economic growth of both Russia and Malaysia, as well as of trade turnover, knowledge exchange, and improve contacts,” Yekaterina Yevgrafova said opening the round table meeting.
Reports for discussion at the round table were presented by: Dmitry Vakhrukov, Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation; Khairul Firdaus Akbar Khan, Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Malaysia; Badrul Hisham bin Mohd, Deputy Secretary General of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security of Malaysia; Artyom Malkhasyan, Deputy Director, International Cooperation Department, Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation, Fahmi bin Zainol, Penang State Minister for Agrotechnology, Food Security and Cooperative Department; Jaziri Alkaf, ex-Senator, State of Sarawak, Malaysia; Rustam Tapaev, Deputy General Director of «Kavkaz.RF» JSC; Timirkhan Alishev, Vice-Rector for External Relations of Kazan Federal University; Abdul Razak Ahmad, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Education Malaysia Global Services (EMGS), Daniyar Akkaziev, Executive Director of the Russia-ASEAN Business Council.
As part of strengthening Russian-Malaysian cooperation, the speakers addressed a number of topics stressing the importance of advanced technologies, tourism and interregional ties for taking bilateral relations to a new level. Particular attention was paid to the role of humanitarian ties, culture and tourism in economic interaction between countries. “There are areas for cooperation in the field of high technology and modern industry. We are aware of Malaysia's plans to become a global high-tech center and are ready to cooperate in this area. When implementing joint projects, we are ready to share our developments and know-how with our partners. The development of cooperation between the regions of the two countries also seems promising,” Nail Latypov said in his video greeting.
Agriculture and food security were key drivers of cooperation, with an emphasis on the prospects and opportunities for cooperation in the agricultural sector and in the field of green energy. “First of all, we see great potential for increasing trade turnover with Malaysia. Now Russia supplies Malaysia mainly with mineral products (91.1%), chemical industry products - fertilizers, metals, as well as food products. In turn, we import food from Malaysia - palm and coconut oil account for a large share of it. We also buy electronic products, clothing and shoes from Malaysia. We can increase the export of mixed fertilizers to Malaysia. We know that stable supplies of fertilizers from Russia are of great importance for the development of such a crucial sector of the Malaysian economy as the production of palm oil. We see great potential, and what is very important, interest on the Malaysian side for increasing exports of agricultural products to Malaysia, in particular wheat, sunflower oil, as well as meat products,” Dmitry Vakhrukov said.
The participants also discussed the role of tourism in the economic development of the North Caucasus and the prospects for deepening cooperation on science and higher education, including through research projects and business cooperation.
“Indeed, very important results have been achieved. The Kazan Forum is an important platform, and we see interest in education. We have four universities represented, each of them plays a role in terms of interaction with Russian universities. Of course, this is an exchange of knowledge. Of course, these are lectures that are given in the Kazan Federal University,” Dato' Loon-Lai Cheong said.
Recent years have been marked by consistent advancement of Russian-Malaysian ties, expansion and deepening of fruitful cooperation, as well as security, stability and sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific region. The meeting resulted in signing of a memorandum of understanding between Kazan Federal University and the University of Malaya. The Russian side was represented by Igor Privalov, Director of the KFU Graduate School of Public and Municipal Administration, the Malaysian side was represented by Anis Yusal Yusoff, Executive Director of the International Institute of Politics and Management at the University of Malaya.
The 15th International Economic Forum "Russia - Islamic World: KazanForum 2024" is being held on May 14-19 in Kazan. This year's keynote is "Trust and Cooperation." The main goal of the forum is to strengthen trade and economic, scientific and technical, social and cultural ties between Russian regions and the countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), as well as to promote the development of the Islamic financial system institutions in Russia.
Venue: Kazan Expo International Exhibition Center, Kazan
Time: May 16, 01:00-02:30 p.m.
The round table meeting was moderated by Yekaterina Yevgrafova, representative of the Russian Economic Development Ministry.
Welcoming remarks were delivered by: Nail Latypov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Malaysia, Dato' Loon-Lai Cheong, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Malaysia to the Russian Federation Mohamad Sabu, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security of Malaysia
“As the main topic of this meeting we chose interaction between Russia and Malaysia at the level of states and regions, and we want to talk about such cooperation <...> The question is how can we even better ensure such integration and ensure economic growth of both Russia and Malaysia, as well as of trade turnover, knowledge exchange, and improve contacts,” Yekaterina Yevgrafova said opening the round table meeting.
Reports for discussion at the round table were presented by: Dmitry Vakhrukov, Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation; Khairul Firdaus Akbar Khan, Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Malaysia; Badrul Hisham bin Mohd, Deputy Secretary General of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security of Malaysia; Artyom Malkhasyan, Deputy Director, International Cooperation Department, Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation, Fahmi bin Zainol, Penang State Minister for Agrotechnology, Food Security and Cooperative Department; Jaziri Alkaf, ex-Senator, State of Sarawak, Malaysia; Rustam Tapaev, Deputy General Director of «Kavkaz.RF» JSC; Timirkhan Alishev, Vice-Rector for External Relations of Kazan Federal University; Abdul Razak Ahmad, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Education Malaysia Global Services (EMGS), Daniyar Akkaziev, Executive Director of the Russia-ASEAN Business Council.
As part of strengthening Russian-Malaysian cooperation, the speakers addressed a number of topics stressing the importance of advanced technologies, tourism and interregional ties for taking bilateral relations to a new level. Particular attention was paid to the role of humanitarian ties, culture and tourism in economic interaction between countries. “There are areas for cooperation in the field of high technology and modern industry. We are aware of Malaysia's plans to become a global high-tech center and are ready to cooperate in this area. When implementing joint projects, we are ready to share our developments and know-how with our partners. The development of cooperation between the regions of the two countries also seems promising,” Nail Latypov said in his video greeting.
Agriculture and food security were key drivers of cooperation, with an emphasis on the prospects and opportunities for cooperation in the agricultural sector and in the field of green energy. “First of all, we see great potential for increasing trade turnover with Malaysia. Now Russia supplies Malaysia mainly with mineral products (91.1%), chemical industry products - fertilizers, metals, as well as food products. In turn, we import food from Malaysia - palm and coconut oil account for a large share of it. We also buy electronic products, clothing and shoes from Malaysia. We can increase the export of mixed fertilizers to Malaysia. We know that stable supplies of fertilizers from Russia are of great importance for the development of such a crucial sector of the Malaysian economy as the production of palm oil. We see great potential, and what is very important, interest on the Malaysian side for increasing exports of agricultural products to Malaysia, in particular wheat, sunflower oil, as well as meat products,” Dmitry Vakhrukov said.
The participants also discussed the role of tourism in the economic development of the North Caucasus and the prospects for deepening cooperation on science and higher education, including through research projects and business cooperation.
“Indeed, very important results have been achieved. The Kazan Forum is an important platform, and we see interest in education. We have four universities represented, each of them plays a role in terms of interaction with Russian universities. Of course, this is an exchange of knowledge. Of course, these are lectures that are given in the Kazan Federal University,” Dato' Loon-Lai Cheong said.
Recent years have been marked by consistent advancement of Russian-Malaysian ties, expansion and deepening of fruitful cooperation, as well as security, stability and sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific region. The meeting resulted in signing of a memorandum of understanding between Kazan Federal University and the University of Malaya. The Russian side was represented by Igor Privalov, Director of the KFU Graduate School of Public and Municipal Administration, the Malaysian side was represented by Anis Yusal Yusoff, Executive Director of the International Institute of Politics and Management at the University of Malaya.
The 15th International Economic Forum "Russia - Islamic World: KazanForum 2024" is being held on May 14-19 in Kazan. This year's keynote is "Trust and Cooperation." The main goal of the forum is to strengthen trade and economic, scientific and technical, social and cultural ties between Russian regions and the countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), as well as to promote the development of the Islamic financial system institutions in Russia.
