Putrajaya plans end-April visit to Washington to tackle US tariff dispute
Malaysia’s trade minister and second finance minister will go to the United States at the end of this month to discuss the US tariffs imposed on the country, the communications minister said today.
“This is also a result of the consensus reached among Asean countries to jointly address the US tariff issues. We will see the results after they return,” minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil, who is also the government spokesman, said in a regular press briefing.
South-east Asian countries have been particularly hit hard by US President Donald Trump’s threatened “reciprocal” tariffs, though most duties have been paused until July. Malaysia faces a 24 per cent duty.
