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Malaysia–Saudi Arabia relations

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Malaysia–Saudi Arabia relations refers to the current and historical relationship between Malaysia and Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia has an embassy in Kuala Lumpur, while Malaysia has a High Commission in Riyadh and a consulate general in Jeddah. Relations, both diplomatic and economic, are quite close between the two Muslim-majority Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) members.

History

The relations between both countries since the establishment of diplomatic relations in the early 1960 is based on mutual respect and work to develop relations in all fields. Saudi Arabia opened its embassy in Kuala Lumpur on 1961 along with the opening of Malaysian embassy in Riyadh. Since then, the relations are good. Saudi Arabian King Faisal made his first royal visit to Malaysia in the summer of 1970. This was followed by the visit of King Abdullah at the end of January 2006 aimed to discover the new area for co-operation. In early 2017, King Salman visited Malaysia to increase the economic ties between both countries. Following his visit, the King also received his honorary Doctor of Letters from University Malaya and an honorary doctorate of Philosophy in Political Science from the International Islamic University of Malaysia.

In March 2021, Saudi Arabia and Malaysia signed three agreements, the first included the minutes of the establishment of the Saudi-Malaysian Coordination Council, the second dealt with the arrival of pilgrims, and the third was a memorandum of understanding in the field of Islamic affairs.

Economic relations

Saudi Arabia is the second largest Middle East trading partner for Malaysia with 60% of Malaysia's total exports to Saudi Arabia comprising palm oil and other palm-based agricultural products, machinery, equipment and parts, processed food and electrical and electronic products. Until 2016, more than 100,000 Saudis have visited Malaysia with bilateral trade reach more than RM13.2 billion. In 2017, Saudi Aramco has signed a $7 billion deal for a 50% stake in a mega Malaysian oil refinery project in Johor with Petronas. Another seven memorandum of understanding (MOUs) in construction, halal co-operation, aerospace and hajj services was signed in the same year with an estimated total value of about RM9.74 billion.

Security relations

In 2015, Saudi Arabia put Malaysia as part of the Islamic Military Alliance (IMA) to curb the rampant Islamic terrorism.

In 2018 Malaysia announced it will withdraw its troops stationed in Saudi Arabia. to reflect the country's neutrality in the region.

• Malaysia
• Saudi Arabia
• Politics

See also

• Foreign relations of Malaysia
• Foreign relations of Saudi Arabia

References

1. "Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Malaysia". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Saudi Arabia. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
2. "Official Website of Embassy of Malaysia, Riyadh". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
3. "Official Website of Consulate General of Malaysia, Jeddah". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
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7. "Saudi Arabia and Malaysia sign agreements after crown prince meets PM". Arab News. 9 March 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
8. Cecilia Kok (1 March 2017). "Company signs share purchase agreement for Petronas' Rapid project in Johor". The Star. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
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10. "Malaysia, Saudi Arabia firms sign $3 billion worth of deals". The Straits Times. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
11. "'Members' surprised by Saudi anti-terror coalition plan". BBC News. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
12. "Malaysia to withdraw troops stationed in Saudi Arabia".

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