Malaysia–Ukraine relations are the bilateral relations between Malaysia and Ukraine. Malaysia has an embassy in Kyiv, and Ukraine has an embassy in Kuala Lumpur.
History Diplomatic relations between the two countries were established on 3 March 1992, and Malaysia was among the first countries to recognise the independence of Ukraine. In 2003, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad paid an official visit to meet the President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma. Since the visit, the relations between these two countries have focused on economic, scientific, military-technical and humanitarian aspects. Ukraine praised Malaysia on its Islamic affairs administration and expressed interest in learning from Malaysia's experience in that regard.
On 17 July 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over Ukraine.
During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Malaysia supported and voted in favor of the 11th Emergency Special Session (ESS) of the United Nations General Assembly, which demanded that Russia immediately end its military operations in Ukraine. In February 2023, Malaysia sent medical aid to Ukraine.
Education relations Malaysia concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with three prominent universities in Ukraine to operate three Offshore Campus Medical Degree Programmes to award local students with the Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree.
Economic relations In 2012, Ukraine's exports to Malaysia (estimated at U$236.6 million) included chemical and organic fertilisers and sunflower oil. Malaysia's exports to Ukraine (around U$125.7 million) included palm oil, electrical machinery and equipment, video and audio equipment, rubber, boilers, industrial machinery and equipment, furniture, plastics and plastic products, cocoa, soaps and other washing preparations equipment.
Trade has been affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The overall value of trade between Malaysia and Ukraine for the first 11 months of 2023 was US$374.8 million (RM1.76 billion), up 30% from 2022. The combined value of trade between the two nations in 2022 was US$90.68 million, 77.6% less than the US$405 million reported in 2021.
Diplomatic relations
The ambassador of Malaysia to Ukraine is the head of Malaysia's diplomatic mission to Ukraine. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and is based in the Embassy of Malaysia, Kyiv.
Ambassadors to Poland and concurrently accredited to Ukraine AmbassadorHistory – Embassy of Malaysia, Kyiv Term start Term end Abd Rahman Abd Rahim 22 February 1995 Muhammad Noh 8 April 1997 Ng Bak Hai 24 October 2000 Mohd Daud Yusoff 30 April 2004
Ambassadors to Ukraine AmbassadorHistory – Embassy of Malaysia, Kyiv Term start Term end Aminahtun Karim Shaharudin 18 November 2004 Abdullah Sani Omar 30 January 2008 Chuah Teong Ban 6 April 2011 Ayauf Bachi 14 June 2016 Raja Reza Zaib Shah 2018 2021
See also Foreign relations of Malaysia Foreign relations of Ukraine
References
Further reading The Strengthening of Bilateral Relationship between Ukraine and Malaysia as part of the Foreign Policy of Ukraine in South East-Asia H.E. Ihor V. Humennyi
Azanis Shahila Aman (8 October 2022). "Spillover effects of Russia-Ukraine conflict on Malaysia" . New Straits Times . Reached on 17 June 2023 https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/nasional/2022/02/926571/malaysia-dukacita-perkembangan-di-ukraine Mohd Nasaruddin Parzi (24 February 2022). "Malaysia regrets the development in Ukraine" . Reached on 17 June 2023 .