Kula Lumpur, June 12 -- Malaysia's Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) said Minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz is scheduled to travel to Washington on June 18 for a new round of discussions focused on tariffs.

The MITI Minister said he is expected to meet with US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and other senior American officials during the visit.

He will also hold meetings with business groups, including the American Malaysian Chamber of Commerce and the US-ASEAN Business Council.

The US has been Malaysia's third-largest trading partner since 2015, with total bilateral trade reaching 80.2 billion USD in 2024.

However, growing global trade tensions are threatening to weigh on economic growth. Malaysia's central bank recentl...