Putrajaya, 13 January 2022 (TDI): In New Year’s address, Foreign Minister of Malaysia Dato’ Sri Saifuddin Abdullah highlighted the commitment of Wisma Putra to expanding Malaysia’s ambitions at domestic and international levels.
Saifuddin Abdullah also anticipated the active participation of Malaysia as a Member of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) during the term of 2022 -2024.
1/ In his New Year Address, FM Dato’ Sri @saifuddinabd reaffirmed Wisma Putra’s commitment to advancing 🇲🇾’s aspirations both at home and abroad. FM looked forward to seeing Malaysia’s active contribution as a Member of the @UN_HRC throughout the 2022-2024 term. pic.twitter.com/Zcxapz2lKW
— Wisma Putra (@MalaysiaMFA) January 13, 2022
Foreign Minister stated by his providence that the newly released Foreign Policy Framework would be enacted immediately with an emphasis on the digital economy, health & cultural diplomacy, cyber security, peaceful coexistence, and to achieve the Strategic Development Goals.
He also stated the multilateralistic role of Wisma Putra that their multilateralism policy would continue to be an important aspect to achieve the goals of Malaysia’s foreign policy, by keeping an emphasis on humanitarian assistance and the welfare of people in Afghanistan, Palestine, Syria, and elsewhere in the world.
Wisma Putra is a metonym for the Malaysian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It is also the name of the RM170 million Ministry of Foreign Affairs complex located at the country’s administrative capital, Putrajaya.
Metonym is an expression, word, name, used as a substitute for something else with which it is closely associated. The name Wisma Putra was given to the original Ministry of Foreign Affairs building in Jalan Wisma Putra, Kuala Lumpur back in 1966.
The name “Putra” was given in honor of Malaysia’s Father of Independence, Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj since the Ministry stood on the site of the official residence of the Chief Minister of the Federation of Malaya. The entire Ministry moved to Putrajaya on 17 September 2001.
When the Ministry eventually moved to a bigger complex in Putrajaya, it carried the name Wisma Putra to Putrajaya. The current Minister of Foreign Affairs is Saifuddin Abdullah. His office is in Wisma Putra.
