Malaysia inks cooperation agreements at Expo 2020 Dubai
Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob witnessed the signing and exchange of nine cooperation agreements between Malaysian companies and their international business partners at the World Expo 2020 Dubai in the UAE on March 30.
Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob (Photo: //www.astroawani.com/)
Kuala Lumpur (VNA) – Malaysian PrimeMinister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob witnessed the signing and exchange ofnine cooperation agreements between Malaysian companies and their internationalbusiness partners at the World Expo 2020 Dubai in the UAE on March 30.
In his speech at the event, Ismail spotlighted Malaysia's business capacity, expressing the belief that the partnerships builtat the expo will bring about new opportunities towards global economic recovery andsustainable development.
The agreements included five memorandums of understanding (MOU), and twomemorandums of business exploration (MOBE), covering the fields of decarbonisation in the electricity industry; provision of quality and affordable housing; and establishment of the world’s firsthalal standard-based centres related to biological regenerative medicine and educationin Malaysia.
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Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob (Photo: //www.astroawani.com/) 
