23-07-2025
Iran Values Ties With Malaysia, Seeks To Expand Cooperation
By Suraidah Roslan and Ahmad Idzwan Arzmi
KUALA LUMPUR, July 23 (Bernama) -- Iran remains committed to strengthen its relations with Malaysia and is actively seeking to explore new cooperations across all sectors.
Iranian Ambassador to Malaysia Valiollah Mohammadi Nasrabadi said ties between Tehran and Kuala Lumpur have remained strong despite Iran having been under sanctions for 45 years.
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'Our relation and cooperation (with Malaysia) are good and of course, among the best that we have. But in terms of the economic cooperation, both countries are trying our best to expand the relationship,' he told Bernama in an interview here, Wednesday.
Nasrabadi said the country hopes to expand its cooperation with Malaysia in high value sectors such as medical tourism, in which Iran can offer its advanced technology, and also in the defence and technology industries.
He said Iran participated in the Defence Services Asia (DSA) and National Security Asia (NATSEC) exhibition held here last year, along with the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA) last May.
He said both countries can deepen their trade ties in the agriculture sector.
'We have a lot of products that maybe Malaysia can import, such as fruit. At the same time, we import many products from Malaysia, including palm oil and cocoa.
'We are good friends so, we must work together and try to achieve good outcome,' he said.
