Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz and Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan will visit the U.S. at the end of April to discuss Washington's 24 percent tariffs on Malaysian goods, according to Communications Minister Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil.
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00:00Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Dato' Sri Zafrul Abdelaziz
00:05as well as Second Finance Minister Dato' Sri Amir Hamza Azizan
00:08are set to head to the U.S. at the end of April.
00:12Communications Minister Dato' Sri Fahmi Fazil says
00:14the trip aims to discuss Washington's 24% tariffs imposed on Malaysian goods.
00:22Fahmi also said ASEAN countries had jointly agreed to address U.S. tariff issues.
00:28The outcome of Tengku Zafrul and Amir Hamza's visit would be reviewed when they return.
00:33Southeast Asia has been particularly affected by President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariffs
00:38though many have been temporarily suspended for 90 days.
00:42Malaysia has ruled out retaliatory tariffs with Tengku Zafrul saying last week
00:47that embassy staff in Washington were reaching out to U.S. officials for tariff talks.
00:52Unlike some other Asian countries,
00:55Putrajaya has yet to announce if it would purchase more U.S. imports
00:58to narrow its trade surplus with Washington.