Korean companies expect to step up cooperation with Malaysian businesses in the green energy sector, the head of a leading local business organization said Tuesday.

“We want further cooperation (between the two countries’ companies) in the green energy sector such as in biofuels and batteries for electrical vehicles,” said Sohn Kyung-shik, chief of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), in a meeting with visiting Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak.

KCCI also hopes that companies of the two countries will enhance cooperation in the transportation and communication sector based on information and telecommunication technology, Sohn said.

대한상공회의소(회장 손경식)는 5일 롯데호텔에서 공식방한중인 모하마드 나집 빈 툰 압툰 라작(Mohamad Najib Bin Tun Abdul Razak) 말레이시아 총리를 초청, ´한-말레이시아 오찬간담회 및 사업환경세미나´를 개최했다. 이날 행사에는 손경식 대한상의 회장, 이희범 STX에너지 회장, 최은영 한진해운 회장, 홍영철 고려제강 회장, 김상열 OCI 부회장, 현오석 한국개발연구원장, 이주태 한국수입업협회장 등 30여명의 한국기업인과 무스타파 모하마드(Mustapa Mohamed) 국제통상산업부 장관, 잘릴라 바바(Jalilah Baba) 산업진흥청장 등 40여명의 말레이시아 경제인 등 총 70여명이 참석했다.<br />이상섭기자 babtong@heraldm.com 2011.04.05 Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chairman Sohn Kyung-shik (left) and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak walk to a conference in Seoul, Tuesday. Lee Sang-sub/The Korea Herald
대한상공회의소(회장 손경식)는 5일 롯데호텔에서 공식방한중인 모하마드 나집 빈 툰 압툰 라작(Mohamad Najib Bin Tun Abdul Razak) 말레이시아 총리를 초청, ´한-말레이시아 오찬간담회 및 사업환경세미나´를 개최했다. 이날 행사에는 손경식 대한상의 회장, 이희범 STX에너지 회장, 최은영 한진해운 회장, 홍영철 고려제강 회장, 김상열 OCI 부회장, 현오석 한국개발연구원장, 이주태 한국수입업협회장 등 30여명의 한국기업인과 무스타파 모하마드(Mustapa Mohamed) 국제통상산업부 장관, 잘릴라 바바(Jalilah Baba) 산업진흥청장 등 40여명의 말레이시아 경제인 등 총 70여명이 참석했다.
이상섭기자 babtong@heraldm.com 2011.04.05 Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chairman Sohn Kyung-shik (left) and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak walk to a conference in Seoul, Tuesday. Lee Sang-sub/The Korea Herald

Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chairman Sohn Kyung-shik (left) and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak walk to a conference in Seoul, Tuesday. (Lee Sang-sub/The Korea Herald)

In response, Najib said business leaders of both countries should play a pivotal role in expanding bilateral economic cooperation.

He also acknowledged that Korea and Malaysia have been developing relations in various areas since 1960 when they established diplomatic ties.

The meeting hosted by the chamber was attended by about 70 business leaders from the two countries.

The Malaysian prime minister started his three-day official visit here on Monday.

(Yonhap News)