00:00 (Applause)
00:04 Prime Minister Datuk Sri Anwar Ibrahim told guests at the 101st East Asian Friendship
00:10 Dinner held in Hamburg on Friday that the time is ripe for Malaysia and Germany to rekindle
00:15 discussions on the Malaysia-European Union Free Trade Agreement.
00:19 He said Europe will be able to capitalize on Malaysia as a gateway to Asia.
00:24 He said the FTA will further strengthen bilateral relations and regional integration.
00:30 Anwar had also discussed the FTA with German Vice-Chancellor Robert Habeck during their
00:34 meeting in Berlin on Wednesday.
00:37 Malaysia is conducting a scoping exercise with the EU to determine the gap in the positions
00:42 of both Malaysia and the bloc for the FTA that has been postponed since 2012.
00:48 Anwar said Malaysia is open for business and ready to have high-quality ventures that align
00:53 with the national goals and global responsibilities.
00:56 The two leaders also discussed cooperation in capacity and expertise development and
01:01 the exchange of workers program.
01:04 Malaysia also urged Germany to look into a more inclusive approach to palm oil exports
01:09 to Europe.
01:10 Anwar was in Germany for a six-day official visit from March 10 to 15.
01:14 He met German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
01:19 He also met captains of industry and potential investors.
01:23 He also told the German press agency that a decision will be made after reviewing the
01:27 proposal by a Texas-based company to reopen the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines
01:32 flight MH370 that presumably crashed in the Indian Ocean.
01:37 He said despite efforts to continue the search, Malaysia does not want to give false hopes
01:42 that they can secure answers to the mystery.
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