KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 — Malaysia’s Foreign Ministry is reviewing ways to strengthen the institutional framework for the country’s international development cooperation to better support developing countries grappling with mounting debt, escalating conflicts and the threat of a widening technological divide.
Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Lukanisman Awang Sauni said the review would draw on insights from a symposium on the Malaysian Technical Cooperation Programme (MTCP), a key instrument of Malaysia’s commitment to developing countries through human capital development, technical assistance and capacity building.
Under the 12th Malaysia Plan (2021-2025), he said the MTCP funded 330 capacity-building programmes benefiting 5,609 participants from 144 developing countries, while supporting 87 scholars pursuing tertiary education in Malaysia.
