Mauritius wants to increase its presence in South East Asia where his interest in access for observer status in the community of nations known as the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN). Malaysia, she is interested in developing a synergy with the country to access the markets of Africa. This means that the two countries are each their interest in strengthening their ties. This is what has been the subject of discussions between the Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam, who is participating in the work of the General Assembly of the United Nations in New York, and the Prime Minister of Malaysia Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Abdul Razak, Thursday, September 26.
Navin Ramgoolam also asked his Malaysian counterpart to explore the possibility of putting skills Malaysia Industry-Government Group for High Technology available to Mauritius in order to help the country with its Economic and Social Transformation Plan . Malaysia's expertise in the Islamic Banking was also discussed during the meeting between the two leaders.
Malaysia on the other hand sought the support of Mauritius in his candidacy for a seat non-permanent member of the Security Council at the United Nations in 2014. While the country has asked Malaysia to help the success of the Commonwealth summit scheduled for 2015 in addition to facilitating access to ASEAN countries.