South African (SA) President Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for a working visit where he will serve as Guest of the Chair at the 47th ASEAN Summit and the East Asian Summit.
SA became a Sectoral Dialogue Partner of ASEAN in 2023.
According to government, this partnership marks an important step toward inclusive and sustainable development, strengthening political, economic, and multilateral co-operation between SA and the region.
The Presidency says SA and Malaysia share dynamic relations.
The two countries worked closely in the decade following 1994, collaborating through platforms such as the Non-Aligned Movement, South-South Co-operation, and various Dialogue Partnerships.
The government sees Malaysia and the Southeast Asian region as an important part of SA’s foreign policy, maintaining that the partnership gives access to dynamic regional markets, emerging technologies and helps the country act as a globally engaged partner in the Global South.
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