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ISTANBUL: Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil, who is on a three-day working visit to Turkiye, attended a public gathering session with the Malaysian diaspora and students in the country last night. The event was attended by 30 students and diaspora, as well as Malaysia’s Ambassador to Turkiye Sazali Mustafa Kamal.
According to BERNAMA News Agency, eight delegations from Malaysia, representing various agencies under the Ministry of Communications, were also present. Fahmi spent about three hours at the gathering-cum-dinner session and took the opportunity to explain current issues in Malaysia, including internet connectivity, ASEAN chairmanship, and BRICS development. The event also served as a platform for the minister to listen to and share views with all 30 Malaysians present.
Fahmi arrived in Istanbul on November 2 for a working visit until November 5, as well as to attend the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC) 40th session of the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation (COM
CEC). The minister is scheduled to deliver a statement on behalf of the Asian Group of OIC member states at COMCEC today. He will be among three representatives to do so; the others are from Qatar and Senegal. This is the first time in 40 years that a Malaysian minister has attended COMCEC, the last being Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah in 1984.
