Italy–Malaysia relations
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Italy–Malaysia relations ( it, Relazioni bilaterali tra Italia e Malaysia; ms, Hubungan Itali–Malaysia) refers to a
foreign relations A state's foreign policy or external policy (as opposed to internal or domestic policy) is its objectives and activities in relation to its interactions with other states, unions, and other political entities, whether bilaterally or through m ...
between the two countries,
Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
and
Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
. Italy has an embassy in
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, and Malaysia has an embassy in
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.


Economic relations

Italy is Malaysia's fifth largest trading partner in the
European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been de ...
. Currently Italy is interested in investing in Malaysia and since March 2009 around 871.9 million MYR has been invested to the country. A number of documents also signed by both sides to forge closer ties between them. In the first four months of 2009, total trade between the two countries amounted to 2.033 billion MYR, with Malaysian exports to Italy totalling 875.3 million MYR and imports from Italy amounting to 1.158 billion MYR. Some major Malaysian companies operating in Italy include the national oil and gas corporation, Petronas.


See also

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Foreign relations of Italy The foreign relations of the Italian Republic are the Italian government's external relations with the outside world. Located in Europe, Italy has been considered a major Western power since its unification in 1861. Its main allies are the NA ...
*
Foreign relations of Malaysia Malaysia is an active member of various international organisations, including the Commonwealth of Nations, the United Nations, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, and the Non-Aligned Movement. It has also in recent times been an activ ...
* Malaysia–EU relations


References


Further reading


Vicenza looks to Malaysia: a collaboration agreement made between Confindustria Vicenza and the Italian Malaysian Business Association. The agreement, which aims to strengthen the bilateral relations between Italy and Malaysia, was signed by Roberto Zuccato, President of Vicenza's manufacturers, and by Massimo Giannelli, President of IMBA.
Confindustria Vicenza
Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
Bilateral relations of Malaysia {{Bilateralrelations-stub