Malaysia and Bosnia and Herzegovina need to find new approaches in the agriculture sector as a way out to the current global food crisis, Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said on Monday.
Both countries could identify each other's strengths in the agricultural sector and collaborate in the development of the agro-based industry, he said in his opening remarks at the Malaysia-Bosnia and Herzegovina delegation meeting at the Prime Minister's Office.
"We must certainly pay attention to the current global crisis concerning food including the big increases in the price of food items," the national news agency Bernama quoted Badawi as saying.
The Bosnian delegation was led by its president Haris Silajdzic.
Both countries also need to encourage their private sectors to explore new trade and investment opportunities including collaborations in housing and infrastructure projects, Badawi said.
After the meeting, Haris handed to Badawi six scholarships for Malaysian students to study medical, fine arts and music and Slajevic language at the Sarajevo University in Sarajevo.
Haris arrived in Malaysia on last Saturday for a five-day visit.
Source: Xinhua
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