Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has emphasized the need for promoting economic cooperation between Pakistan and Malaysia.

He was talking to Pakistan's High Commissioner to Malaysia Amna Baloch who called on him in Islamabad on Friday.

Shah Mahmood Qureshi noted that Pakistan and Malaysia enjoy historic fraternal ties deep rooted in common faith and culture.

Shah Mahmood Qureshi directed the envoy to take special care of the welfare of Pakistani workers in Malaysia.