TEHRAN (Iran News) The Iranian athletes who participated in nine categories of this edition of the games with the slogan ” “A Cry for Peace in Silence “, won the championship with a total of 60 medals, including 24 gold, 16 silver and 20 bronze.

This is the first crowning glory for the Iranian deaf sports caravan in Asia and achieved the feat with closely competing with their South Koreas and Chinese counterparts from the beginning of the games, but they managed to surpass these two countries in the medal tally.

Iran had won fifth-place titles in the previous two Asian Deaf Games.

On Sunday, the final day of the 10th Asian Deaf Games will see the encounter between the Iranian and Japanese football teams. It will add to 25 the number of gold medal to the Iranian caravan if the team wins the match.

Meanwhile, the Iranian government spokesperson congratulated Iran’s deaf sports caravan on winning the championship in Malaysia.

We are proud of you for raising the flag of our beloved Iran, Fatemeh Mohajerani wrote in her congratulatory message on Saturday night.

This is the first crowning glory for the Iranian deaf sports caravan in Asia and achieved the feat with closely competing with their South Koreas and Chinese counterparts from the beginning of the games, but they managed to surpass these two countries in the medal tally.

Iran had won fifth-place titles in the previous two Asian Deaf Games.

On Sunday, the final day of the 10th Asian Deaf Games will see the encounter between the Iranian and Japanese football teams. It will add to 25 the number of gold medal to the Iranian caravan if the team wins the match.

Meanwhile, the Iranian government spokesperson congratulated Iran’s deaf sports caravan on winning the championship in Malaysia.

We are proud of you for raising the flag of our beloved Iran, Fatemeh Mohajerani wrote in her congratulatory message on Saturday night.

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He delivered an impressive performance on Tuesday night, reciting some verses from Surah Al-A’raf and captivating the crowd at the Kuala Lumpur World Trade Centre with his melodious voice and flawless recitation, ISNA reported on Thursday.

A total of 76 representatives from 52 countries competed in two categories of Quran recitation and memorization. In the recitation category, 24 men and 12 women competed, and there were 27 men and 13 women participating in the memorization category.

In the recitation category Malaysian ‘qari’ (male reciter) Muhammad Qayyim Nizar Sarimi emerged as the champion and Awang Mohd Zul-Hafiz Awang Tengah from Brunei came in third.

In the ‘qariah’ (female reciter) category, participants from Morocco, Indonesia and the Philippines finished first to third respectively.

In the men’s memorization category, reciters from Guinea, Yemen and Chad gained the top three places. And women from Algeria, Senegal and Mauritania were the winners in the female memorization category.

Alireza Bijani-Avval, 29, has so far come in first in national and international Quran competitions including Bangladesh Quran Recitation Competition.

According to the statistics, during the past 62 editions of the Quran competition in Malaysia, 11 reciters from Iran have won the first title, making Iran the second country with the most titles just after the host Malaysia.

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In the meeting vice-president of Myanmar-Malaysia Business Chamber Itan Azizan and some Iranian economic activists were present.

In the meeting, Farkhondeh Nejad pointed to the main existing obstacles in way of broadening economic cooperation between Iran and Malaysia and said that banking restrictions is the main effective factor for the decline of international trade and therefore using national currencies as well as defining the mechanism of barter trade between the two countries will help the bilateral trade to improve.

She then pointed to the grounds for cooperation between the two states, noting that joint investment in the field of food and vaccines, producing hallal cosmetics, health tourism, herbal medicines, handicrafts and etc. can lead to the rise in the bilateral cooperation.

She also announced readiness of the ICCIMA for holding specialized meetings in the fields for joint cooperation between Malaysian companies and specialized Iranian formations.

Then Singam, for his part, announced continuous meeting of the members of Malaysia-Myanmar Business Chamber with its Iranian counterpart in the upcoming months and invited ICCIMA to partake in the upcoming meeting of economic activists of Myanmar and Pakistan which is to be held in Malaysia.

Then Head of International Affairs of Karaj Chamber of Commerce as the assigned chamber for trade with Malaysia for broadening bilateral relations invited the visitors to visit Alborz Chamber of Commerce and to get acquainted with industrial units of this province for bilateral cooperation.

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Charge d’Affaires of Malaysia Mohd Nizam Halimi hosted the event and welcomed the guests. Addressing the participants, Mr. Halimi highlighted the purpose of the event which was to promote continuous engagements and foster a long-lasting bond of friendship with all who have attended the MTCP courses.

He added that it is also to establish closer relations and strengthen the networking between the Embassy of Malaysia in Tehran with former MTCP participants, particularly from Iran. He then pointed to the history of MTCP and said that it was launched by the Malaysian government in 1980 and this program stands as proof of the commitment of the government of Malaysia towards the promotion of technical cooperation among developing countries, offering support in areas where Malaysia has the experience and expertise and it sees MTCP fundamental towards strengthening mutually beneficial bilateral relations.

Mr. Halimi went on to say that the MTCP forms part of the strategy and commitment of the Malaysian Government to the promotion of technical cooperation among developing countries, strengthening regional and sub-regional cooperation, and nurturing collective self-reliance among developing countries. He added that MTCP annually offers more than 60 technical training and capacity building programs in various areas such as agriculture, economy, finance and trade, education, environment, industrial technical training, diplomacy, public management and administration, professional services, social development, science, technology and ITC, adding that to-date, close to 411 participants from Iran have benefited from these various programs.

The Malaysian diplomat then pointed to the longstanding and friendly diplomatic relation between the two countries which was established in 1968.He also highlighted the strong ties between Malaysia and Iran which underpinned by mutual interests, friendly people-to-people relations and the fact the MTCP has helped foster greater cooperation between the governmental agencies of the two countries and inspired deeper collaboration between their private sectors. He reiterated that Malaysia is to encourage more future participation from Iranian officials in the MTCP, as it would not only be beneficial to its bilateral relations but will also assist in the career development of the participants.

Mr. Halim then touched upon the trade relation between Kuala Lumpur and Tehran despite sanctions and said that the trade between the two increased to 76.6% in 2021 with the total trade was worth $566.5m. He noted majority of this total volume is contributed by the export of palm oil and palm-oil based agriculture products which account to 73.7% share of the total trade volume.

He then thanked all MTCP alumni members for their commitment to make the MTCP program a success.

Then an Iranian government employee who had attended the MTCP course delivered a speech on behalf of other alumni participants.

Ms. Niloofar Dehghan in her speech hailed Malaysia and expressed her gratitude for such courses and MTCP programs.

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After meeting with some officials of Iranian travel agencies as hotel officials, the Malaysian officials attended a press conference to brief the media on the goals of this visit to Tehran.

Mr. Abdul Wahab first briefed the reporters of the current tourism condition in Malaysia and said Malaysia reopened its border to tourists on May 1 and now the country is ready to host tourists from every country. He said that the pandemic affected tourism industry in Malaysia and according to the prediction of the UNWTO, it will take two or three years Malaysian tourism industry to return to the pre-pandemic condition in 2019.

He went on to say that during the pandemic and closure of the borders, Malaysia worked hard to improve the infrastructures for attracting more tourists and the country has earmarked over 8.6b ringgit credit for tourism infrastructures for attracting 2m tourists by the yearend.

He said that during this period, Malaysia has constructed or renovated its tourist resorts and parks in order that the country can compete in tourism with other countries.

On cooperation with Iran on tourism, Abdul Wahab reiterated that Iran is one of the important markets in the Middle East for Malaysia and his country has focused on Iranian families and his delegation has talked with Iranian travel agencies.

He went on to say that Malaysia for some years due to the pandemic and other problems had lost Iran’s market but Malaysia is determined to provide suitable condition for return of Iranian tourists to Malaysia and it is in talks with Iranian tour operators and travel agencies. He invited media and reporters to help the condition to return to the pre-pandemic era.

He reiterated that Iran is important for Malaysia and for this reason this country is the first destination for the delegation for talks, noting that Malaysia is cheaper than countries like Singapore.

Then Senior Director at International Promotion Division Asia/Africa of Tourism Malaysia Mr. Manoharan Periasamy said that Tourism Malaysia has signed agreements with Emirates and Qatar airways for increasing flights to Malaysia and it will help tourists from Iran and other West Asian countries to easily travel to Malaysia. He reiterated that the goal of Tourism Malaysia is to offer best and quality services with the lowest cost.

He said Malaysia is one of the best countries in terms of transportation for tourists as the visitors can have access to their tourist attractions in the shortest time.

Meanwhile Charge d’Affaires of Malaysia in Tehran Mr. Nizam Halimi said that the embassy tries to encourage Malaysian tourists to come to Iran but encouragement is not by itself enough and Iran like Malaysia should improve its tourism infrastructures in the international levels.

He said Iran is a beautiful country with four seasons and many Malaysians inquire for visiting the country and the embassy helps them.

On trade between the two countries, he said both countries have worked hard to increase their trade volume and their trade was some $1b in 2020. He also invited Iranians to attend an exhibition on halal products which is to be held in Malaysia.

Meanwhile Abdul Wahab reiterated that Tourism Malaysia has plans in Iran for promoting tourism of his country and called on the media for promotion.

Meanwhile Chairman of Iran Travel Agencies Association Mr. Hormatollah Rafiei welcomed efforts to cooperate in tourism between Iran and Malaysia and said the flight between Iran and Malaysia is the main hurdle for boosting tourism but he is sure Iranians will choose Malaysia as their tourist destination. He reiterated that there are still many people who like to visit Malaysia and both countries should start joint promotional programs. He also urged Malaysia officials to encourage their nationals to visit Iran and it will encourage the airlines to increase flights between the two states.

After the press conference and in a meeting, some of Malaysian tourism activists and hotel and resorts representatives had brief presentations about the services that they can provide for visitors.

CAPTION: (From Left) Hormatollah Rafiei, Zainuddin Abdul Wahab, Manoharan Periasamy, Nizam Halimi and Marketing Manager of Tourism Malaysia in Iran Mr. Farhad Jafari are seen at the press conference

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Halimi was in Arak for a two-day visit and meeting with economic activists of the province. On Wednesday and during a joint meeting with the economic activists of Central Province, Head of Arak Chamber of Commerce Asghar Beiki said Malaysia is in good condition for accepting Iranian products and the country’s  geography has caused it to considerable shortage of milk, meat and livestock products and for this reason Malaysia imports almost 90 percent of its needs in the mentioned fields but the country is very capable in producing animal feed.

He went on to say that these factors can pave the ground for strengthening ties between Iran and Malaysia and both countries through a bilateral and win-win agreement can take advantage of this opportunity. He noted that Malaysia with producing some 20m tons of palm oil per year is strong in this filed which can meet Iran’s demands.

Beiki then pointed to the trade volume of Iran and Malaysia last year and said last year Iran exported over $81m of goods to Malaysia and said considering this Muslim’s 32m population, the amount of Iran’s exports to Malaysia is not defendable. He added that Central Province’s share of Iran’s exports to Malaysia in the past year was around $366,000, noting that in return Iran’s imports from Malaysia stood at $287.5m last year.

Beiki then pointed to the amount of trade volume of the two countries in the first five months of the current year and said that Iran has exported some $17.6b of goods while its share of exports to Malaysia was just $33.6m and in the same period country’s imports from Malaysia was $175m.

He then called for holding of such meetings and termed it a way for expanding trade ties with countries. He reiterated if there is a strong determination among producers and exporters of the province, undoubtedly these talks can lead to economic development of the province.

Then Malaysian diplomat Halimi, for his part, explained his goal for visiting the province and said his aim of visiting the capital of industry in Iran was to study ways for restoring trade and increasing the commercial exchanges between the two countries. He added that these relations can be in different fields like exchange of knowledge, knowhow, student, technology and advertisement.

He noted unfortunately due to the sanctions in the past years and problem in financial exchanges as well as the COVID pandemic as two negative and deterrent factors, the trade between Iran and Malaysia has declined considerably.

Halimi reiterated that Malaysia’s determination is focused on boosting trade with Iran and undoubtedly Iranian decision-makers also seek it.

He then pointed to the export capacities of Malaysia and said palm oil is the most important export product of Malaysia as it accounts for 70 percent of its total exports, and rubber, chemical industries and machineries are the other major exports of his country. He then stated sea foods, agro products, processed products, fuel and oil industries are the major imports of his country from Iran.

Halimi expressed his country’s interest for marketing its products in Iran and said of course there are some Iranian products that Malaysia welcomes their purchases. He then highlighted major achievements in his two-day visit to Arak and said the Central Province is full of opportunity, potential and capacity due to the existence of big production units in the province and it can have trade ties with any city and country in the world.

On the investment opportunity in Malaysia, he said last year 11 projects worth of $43m were invested by Iranians in Malaysia and 26 production units in the field of electronics were operationalized by the Iranians. Halimi said that the ground is ready for Iranians to invest in different fields like chemical industries, medical products, hotel and tourism, foodstuff and halal foodstuff.

He termed the Middle East as an important market that Malaysia seeks trade relation with it and Iran’s share for these special ties are upgradable. He called his visit to Arak a beginning point for identifying the capabilities of this industry.

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Based in Hamburg, Germany, the WorldMediaFestivals have been honoring creativity in media worldwide for the past 21 years, including audiovisual, print, and online production. The 2021 Hall of Fame is divided into two main categories: the Television & Corporate Media Awards and the Tourism & Travel Media Awards. Due to restrictions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, winners were announced online on the WorldMediaFestivals’ official website.

The two-and-a-half-minute video titled ‘AMAZING’ has won the Special Award “MAGIC EYE” for Best Camerawork, made possible under the direction of globally-acclaimed commercial and film director Mark Toia, and production of Chilli Peppers Films. The initial production was a creative collaboration between Tourism Malaysia and SHARP called ‘Truly Aquos 8K, Truly Asia Malaysia’, where the production team was the first to shoot an 8K video in Malaysia.

In addition, the creative production has also secured a place among four other winners under the Advertising category for the 2021 Tourism & Travel Media intermedia-globe Gold Award. ‘AMAZING’ shares the recognition with four other themed videos from Thailand, Japan, and Austria. For the full list of winners, visit WorldMediaFestivals’ 2021 Hall of Fame.

‘AMAZING’ captures the true essence of the multi-colour, multi-cultural, and multi-racial Malaysia, alongside the wondrous attractions across the country. Mr Zulkifly Md Said, Director General of Tourism Malaysia, expressed his heartfelt congratulations  upon receiving the good news. “This recognition would not be possible without the effort and assistance of everyone involved. To the production team, congratulations on this well- deserved achievement.”

“We look forward to having further collaborations with SHARP, hopefully in the nearest future. There are still so many attractions in Malaysia to be highlighted through the lens of SHARP, especially our off-the-beaten-track destinations, our rich flora and fauna, and our blessed natural resources,” Mr Zulkifly added.

Mr. Robert Wu, SHARP Deputy CEO of ASEAN and Chairman of Sharp Electronics Malaysia, noted that the production of this award-winning video is significant because it is the first ever Visit Malaysia campaign video shot in 8K resolution.

“Our 8K technology enables unprecedented ultra-realistic resolution which reproduces images to appear physically present before a viewer’s eyes. This immersive visual experience is second to none and we are honoured to be recognised in this award,” said Wu.

“SHARP will continue extending our support to Tourism Malaysia by showcasing the award-winning video across  our global network through our Aquos TV panels,” he added.

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The first secretary and head of chancery of Malaysia Embassy in Tehran H.E. Mohd Nizam bin Halim and Marketing Manager of Tourism Malaysia in Iran Mr. Farhad Jafari at a press conference elaborated Malaysia’s plans for boosting their tourism industry in the post-Covid era.

In response to a question on Malaysia’s plans regarding attracting tourism in the post-Covid era in the Middle East and especially in Iran, Mr. Nizam bin Halim said Tourism Malaysia has conducted consistent studies and research to better formulate an equipped tourism plan for the Middle East market. He added that the country is currently focused on the domestic tourism until the country gets rid of the virus and lifting the lockdown.

He went on to say that Tourism Malaysia has also launched the campaign #WeMissYou, especially for the Middle East region, to emphasize the memories it has for the travelers wandering around the magnificent attractions that Malaysia offers.

He noted that in December 2020, the Malaysian Prime Minister launched the National Tourism Policy 2020-2030 that would be focused on strengthening competitiveness, encouraging sustainable and inclusive tourism, as well as planning for future disasters.

Bin Halim reiterated that Malaysia will also exhibit daily cultural shows and craft demonstrations at the Malaysian Pavilion’s amphitheater during EXPO 2020 Dubai. He added that currently Malaysia is already open for investors and business travelers and the short term business travel is exempted from the mandatory quarantine otherwise the visitors have to stay for two weeks at a certain hotel as mandatory quarantine.

He noted that Iran and Malaysia have good cooperation and it is expected after the virus is contained, the tourist exchange between the two states would pick up. Regarding to Iranian market, he said Malaysia plans to hold recovery seminars in all over Iran as business-to-business seminars between Malaysia whole sellers and affiliated agencies and also business-to-customer seminars for the most potential customers of Malaysia destinations as soon as the country receives the indication of borders opening. He also stated Tourism Malaysia will do joint promotion with airlines such as joint familiarization trip to Malaysia for the media and travel agencies to visit Malaysia.

Mr. Bin Halim admitted that Malaysia is looking at the year 2025 for travel return to normal and have earmarked the Middle East as one of its important market.

On how much damage Malaysia’s tourism industry has suffered due to the pandemic, he said international tourist arrivals to Malaysia plunged 83.4% in 2020 to record a total of 4.332m arrivals as compared to 26.1m recorded in 2019. He reiterated that the decline in the international travel to Malaysia shows an estimated 73.5b ringgits or 85.3% decline in tourism revenue from 81.14b in 2019 to 12.69b in 2020.

On Iran-Malaysia trade volume, he said the trade volume between the two countries has been affected by the U.S. unilateral sanctions and stood at $0.37b in 2020.  Bin Halim said that palm oil as well as agro products and machinery and parts are Malaysia’s major exports to Iran an in return it imports agro and oil products from Iran.

He emphasized that Malaysia did not recognize the U.S. unilateral sanctions against Iran but the companies are afraid of doing business with Iran due to the sanctions. He expressed hope that after the U.S. sanctions is lifted, the trade between the two states would pick up, reiterating that Iran is Malaysia’s important trade partner in the West Asia.

Bin Halim said Malaysia is exploring ways forward in fostering more strategic partnership in various fields such as tourism, health, education and halal industries with Iran. He reiterated that Malaysia is also keen to increase the export of palm oil and palm products to all countries, including Iran. He emphasized that Malaysia produces its palm oil based on the international standards without using chemicals and it is not a dangerous to the health because former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad consumes palm oil and he has no problem with Iran. He added that Malaysia is after finding a mechanism for exporting its palm oil to Iran.

Meanwhile Mr. Jafari, for his part, briefed the reporters participating in the press conference of the plans of Tourism Malaysia in the post-Covid era.

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Charge d’Affaires of Embassy of Malaysia to Tehran Mr. Mohammad Nizam Halimi met the manager of bilateral and multilateral relations of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mine and Agriculture (ICCIMA) Ms. Niloofar Assadi and during the meeting both sides explored ways for developing current level of cooperation between the two states.

Ms. Assadi emphasized cooperation between Tehran and Kuala Lumpur in the field of industry, tourism, hoteliering and production of halal food, and added that in the production of halal food, Malaysia is the most successful Islamic country and therefore both countries can increase the level of cooperation in this field.

She expressed her dissatisfaction over the decline in the volume of trade exchange between the two states and called for improving the cooperation in different fields.

Then she raised two suggestions for improving the ties, stating that one solution is to replace foreign currencies with the national currencies in the bilateral trade through the cooperation of the banks of the two countries, and the other one is to launch a mechanism for barter trade of the required goods by the two countries, and agro and food products will be the priority.

Meanwhile, Mr. Nizam Halimi, for his part blamed the unilateral sanctions against Iran for the drastic decline in the trade between Iran and Malaysia, and emphasized that most of Malaysian companies are keen to cooperate with Iran and to enter Iran’s market, and therefore a mechanism is needed to pave the way for them.

He then pointed to the 17th International Malaysia International Halal Showcase ( MIHAS) 2021 which will be hosted by Malaysia and urged Iranian enthusiasts to take part in this big trade event and called for colorful presence and participation of Iranian traders, and companies in the fields of halal food, Islamic investment and halal cosmetics and hygiene industries.

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