Rajnath Singh, the Minister of Defence, is set to travel to Malaysia on a three-day official visit on Sunday, July 9, to discuss bilateral issues with his Malaysian counterpart and deepen the defence cooperation between the two countries.Singh posted a tweet on his official Twitter handle which read, “Today, 9th July, I shall be reaching Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on a three day official visit.“Looking forward to hold bilateral talks with my counterpart, Mr Dato Seri Mohamad Hasan, and deepening the defence cooperation between the two countries.”Today, 9th July, I shall be reaching Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on a three day official visit. Looking forward to hold bilateral talks with my counterpart, Mr Dato Seri Mohamad Hasan, and deepening the defence cooperation between the two countries.— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) July 9, 2023In the meeting, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Mohamad Hasan will exchange views on regional and global issues that are impacting India and Malaysia.“The defence minister will hold bilateral talks with defence minister of Malaysia Dato Seri Mohamad Hasan, during which both the ministers will review defence cooperation between the two countries and explore new initiatives to further strengthen the engagements,” a statement released by the Defence Ministry read.Malaysia is one of several countries that have shown interest in buying the Tejas fighter aircraft which is developed in India.India, Malaysia have common interest in peace: Defence MinistryRajnath Singh, during his three-day Malaysia visit, will call on Malaysian Prime Minister YB Dato Seri Anwar bin Ibrahim, the Defence Ministry confirmed.“India and Malaysia have a common interest in peace and prosperity of the entire region. The two democracies have a robust and multifaceted relationship which has expanded into several strategic areas, including defence and security,” the Defence Ministry said.“Both the countries are committed to work under the vision of enhanced strategic partnership established during the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Malaysia in 2015.”
