S. Korea, Malaysia to work towards concluding free trade agreement

And earlier on this Monday morning President Lee Jae Myung spoke on the phone with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.

According to Presidential Spokesperson Kang Yu-jung, the two leaders did so to celebrate 65 years of diplomatic relations and shared hopes of further advancing their Strategic Partnership which was upgraded last year.

They agreed to bolster "mutually beneficial cooperation" in trade, investment and defense with renewed efforts to seal a free trade deal within this year.

FTA negotiations resumed in March 2024 after a five-year hiatus.