KUALA LUMPUR (April 17): Malaysia's trade minister and second finance minister will go to the US at the end of this month to discuss the US tariffs imposed on the country, Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil said on Thursday.

"This is also a result of the consensus reached among Asean countries to jointly address the US tariff issues. We will see the results after they return," said Fahmi, who is also the government spokesperson, in a regular press briefing.

Southeast Asian countries have been particularly hit hard by US President Donald Trump's threatened "reciprocal" tariffs, though most duties have been paused until July. Malaysia faces a 24% duty.

Malaysia has ruled out imposing retaliatory tariffs, and the trade minister said last week that embassy staff in Washington were reaching out to US officials about the tariffs.

The government has not said whether it will purchase more US imports as a way to narrow its trade surplus with Washington, unlike some Asian countries.

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