Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia has been invited to attend the United Nations Peacekeeping Ministerial Forum 2025 in Berlin in May. Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin stated that Malaysia’s presence at the forum will reaffirm its commitment and determination as a nation contributing to peacekeeping missions under the United Nations.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, a posting on Mohamed Khaled’s Facebook revealed that German Ambassador to Malaysia, Dr. Peter Blomeyer, handed over the official invitation during a meeting at Wisma Pertahanan today. Mohamed Khaled emphasized that the meeting provided a platform to exchange views on developments in both countries, including discussions on the recent election results in Germany. Matters related to the existing defence relations and cooperation between Malaysia and Germany were also on the agenda.

Mohamed Khaled further mentioned that during the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) retreat in Penang last week, Germany and Turkiye were unanimously accepted as observer countries in the ADMM Experts’ Working Group (EWG) observer programme.