Malaysia intends to offer training courses in technology, trade

ISLAMABAD: Acting High Commissioner of Malaysia Deddy Faisal Ahmad Salleh has said the Malaysian High Commission is planningto offer courses in multiple sectors for Pakistan including agriculture, economy, education, environment, industrial technical training, diplomacy, technology and trade.
He made these remarks while addressing the reception hosted for the Alumni of Malaysia Technical Cooperation Programme (MTCP) which was attended by 92 members of the alumni. He said, “Hopefully the MTCP participants would utilize the knowledge and experience to further contribute to the betterment of Pakistan”. The Malaysian envoy also reiterated the High Commission’s commitment tosharing developmental experiences and expertise by providing varioushuman capacity-building programs and technical assistance to Pakistan in the coming years. He said that the MTCP emphasizes human resources development mainly through training and capacity-building courses including short-termcourses at Malaysian public and private training institutions, andlong-term courses at Malaysian public universities. Annually, Malaysia’s flagship MTCP offers more than 60 technical training and capacity-building programmes in vast areas of developmental collaboration with leading local training institutions and international development partners, envoy maintained.
Deddy Faisal said that the Malaysian Government aims to encourage more future participation from Pakistani officials in the MTCP, as it wouldnot only be beneficial for bilateral relations but it would also assistin the career development of the participants. He also stated that Malaysia attaches great importance to its bilateral relations with Pakistan. Malaysia’s trade relations with Pakistan have been encouraging. -PNP