KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia and the United States may look into forging a bilateral trade arrangement between both countries following the US' pullout from the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement. “There is a possibility for us to look into a bilateral trade arrangement. The present administration (of the US) prefers a bilateral trade arrangement, as opposed to a multilateral one. The Prime Minister said that he will have a one-on-one meeting with Trump, as well as a formal bilateral meeting between delegations representing both countries. “I will issue an opinion piece but I hope that the US will regard Malaysia as a reliable partner in the question of trade, investment, security partnership and combating terrorism.”

Source: thestar September 08, 2017 09:56 UTC