00:00After completing his visit to Kazan, Russia, Prime Minister Dato Sri Anwar Ibrahim is scheduled to begin his official visit
00:07to Turkmenistan later tonight.
00:09For a look at the key priorities for bilateral ties during the visit, we are joined by Awani International Editor
00:15Hafiz Marzuki reporting from Ashgabat.
00:20Trade and investment will be on his mind, Cynthia, as Prime Minister Dato Sri Anwar Ibrahim is scheduled to arrive
00:27in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.
00:28Just hours from now, it is, in fact, it will be 8.30pm where he is scheduled to arrive local
00:35time.
00:35That is, of course, 11.30pm Malaysian time.
00:38He is coming in, as you know, after concluding his visit in Kazan, Russia, and he will be accompanied by
00:44two cabinet ministers,
00:46the Investment Trade and Industry Minister Dato Sri Johari Abdul Ghani, as well as the Economy Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohamad
00:53Naseh.
00:54And, of course, just right after arriving, he is scheduled to attend a dinner with the Malaysian Diaspora here at
01:01the Yildiz Hotel in Ashgabat.
01:03And that is all for day one.
01:05And, of course, the main attention will be on day two, which is tomorrow for Dato Sri Anwar.
01:10And, of course, he is scheduled to be given an official ceremony by the President of Turkmenistan himself,
01:18Serda Berdy Muhammadov, at the Presidential Palace.
01:22And, of course, when two leaders meet, you can expect there to be bilateral meetings and discussions on areas
01:28where they both can cooperate with in terms of Malaysia and Turkmenistan.
01:32As you all know, it's reported between Malaysia and Turkmenistan in terms of the trade.
01:38The amount of bilateral trade among these two countries just last year has reached over 75 million ringgit.
01:45And the trip is also aimed at discussing new areas of cooperation where the countries can work together.
01:53And, of course, after the meetings with President Serda Berdy Muhammadov,
01:58Anwar is also scheduled to do a joint PC and sign a joint declaration with the President as well.
02:06After that, he is scheduled to attend the Friday prayers at one of the local mosques here in Ashgabat
02:11before going to the Malaysia Turkmenistan Forum, which is held to celebrate 30 years of working together
02:18between these two countries in the oil and gas sector.
02:22And then, right before concluding his official trip here in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan,
02:27Prime Minister will also have an exit press conference to discuss what has he gathered from his trip here in
02:35Ashgabat.
02:36And that is all. I can conclude for now. More to come as we develop further. The trip develops further.
02:44That's all for me. Back to you, Cynthia.
