President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim oversaw the signing of a series of agreements aimed at strengthening strategic, economic, and institutional cooperation between Türkiye and Malaysia, following the first meeting of the Türkiye-Malaysia High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council held at the Presidential Complex in Ankara.
During the ceremony, President Erdoğan and Prime Minister Anwar signed a joint declaration establishing the High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council, marking a new phase in bilateral relations and underscoring both countries' commitment to expanding collaboration across multiple sectors.
One of the key agreements was a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Investment and Finance Office and the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA). The MoU was signed by Investment and Finance Office President A. Burak Dağlıoğlu and MIDA Chief Executive Officer Datuk Sikh Shamsul Ibrahim Sikh Abdul Majid. The agreement aims to enhance bilateral investment opportunities, strengthen institutional cooperation, and promote cross-border projects between Turkish and Malaysian investors.
Additional agreements were signed in the fields of higher education, finance, export credits, strategic research, the defense industry, and information and communication technologies. These included cooperation agreements between Türkiye's Council of Higher Education and Malaysia's Ministry of Higher Education, as well as memoranda involving the Export Credit Bank of Türkiye (Turk Eximbank) and Export-Import Bank (EXIM Bank) of Malaysia.
In addition, a letter of acceptance for the purchase of a multipurpose mission ship was signed between DESAN Shipyard and Malaysia's Ministry of Home Affairs, highlighting growing cooperation in the defense and maritime sectors.
Further strengthening institutional ties, memoranda of understanding were concluded between Information and Communications Technologies Authority of Türkiye (BTK) and the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), as well as between Turkish and Malaysian think tanks focusing on political, economic, and social research.
The agreements reflect the shared vision of Ankara and Kuala Lumpur to advance bilateral relations through concrete cooperation mechanisms, with a strong emphasis on investment, technology, education, and strategic dialogue under the leadership of President Erdoğan.