Anwar: Malaysian vessel cleared through Red Sea, due in Melaka early August
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced that a Petronas vessel has been cleared to pass through the Red Sea safely. The clearance was attributed to Malaysia's diplomatic relations with Iran and other regional powers amidst ongoing Houthi-led shipping disruptions.
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PORT DICKSON, July 25 — A Malaysian vessel has been cleared to pass through the Red Sea and is expected to arrive in Melaka early next month, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said.
He said the development demonstrated that Malaysia’s foreign policy, together with its good relations with other countries, had enabled several critical issues and shipping crises to be handled effectively.
“Thursday, Petronas president and group chief executive Tan Sri Tengku Muhammad Taufik Tengku Aziz informed me that another Petronas vessel, which departed from Yanbu, Saudi Arabia, via the Red Sea, had been granted clearance.
“The vessel will arrive in Melaka in early August, Alhamdulillah,” he said when addressing the ‘Semarak Kenegaraan’ programme at the Basic Training Centre of the Malaysian Army (Pusasda) here yesterday.
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