KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 6): Malaysia and South Korea have discussed the potential exemption for Malaysians from the Korea Electronic Travel Authorisation (K-ETA), said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

The potential exemption was among the key agenda discussed during a bilateral meeting with the president of South Korea Yoon Suk Yeol on the sidelines of the 43th Asean Summit, Anwar said in a Facebook post.

Such exemptions “aim to foster stronger people-to-people ties”, Anwar said. The system is currently temporarily exempted for residents from 22 countries, including five in Asia — Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, Singapore and Taiwan.

“During the meeting, both sides renewed their unwavering commitment to strengthen the existing Malaysia-Republic of Korea bilateral relations and explore new avenues for collaboration for the benefit of both countries,” Anwar said.

The bilateral meeting was Yoon and Anwar’s first engagement since assuming office in May and November 2022 respectively. Held in Jakarta, Indonesia, the three-day Asean summit ends on Thursday (Sept 7).

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