KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 — Malaysia is not legally obligated to seek the United States’ approval before signing a digital trade agreement with other nations, Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz said today.
Speaking at a press conference, Tengku Zafrul stressed that the newly signed reciprocal trade agreement does not infringe on Malaysia’s sovereignty to enter into digital trade pacts with countries that are not aligned with the US.
He was commenting on Article 3.3 of the agreement, which states that Malaysia shall consult with the US before entering into a new digital trade agreement with another country that jeopardises essential American interests.
“We will not sign something that will affect our national sovereignty,” he told reporters after attending the Asean-US Summit at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre here today.
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