Special Parliamentary sitting to discuss reciprocal tariffs, says Anwar

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A special Parliamentary sitting will be held on May 5 to discuss the issue of reciprocal tariffs recently proposed by the United States, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has confirmed.   The Prime Minister said this following a news report by a local daily quoting sources saying that all Members of Parliament will get to debate the issue.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/3hw88bnz  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim confirmed on Tuesday that a special parliamentary sitting

00:16will be held on May 5th to discuss the proposed reciprocal tariffs by the United States.

00:22This follows a local news report stating that the special session will serve as a platform

00:27for both government and opposition MPs to debate Malaysia's stance on the proposed U.S. tariffs.

00:34Meanwhile, Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz

00:39is also set to visit Washington, D.C. on April 24 for a two-day trip.

00:45He will meet the United States Trade Representative, including Jameson Greer and other officials, to discuss the issue.

00:51Tengku Zafrul said the trip is not for negotiations, but to discuss Malaysia's potential role in the Asia-U.S. supply chain.

00:59It will be a meeting where we will be discussing...

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