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Belgium–Malaysia relations refers to foreign relations between Belgium and Malaysia. Belgium has an embassy in Kuala Lumpur, and Malaysia has an embassy in Brussels.
History
In 1968 Malaysia's Deputy Premier and Defense Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, toured the Belgian Navy mine school. In 2000 a trade mission from Wallonia, was interested in joint-venture partners with Malaysian industry. Silvana Flagothier, the head of the delegation said: "We are convinced that Malaysia is a very good base to establish representative office and joint-venture."
In 2001 the Malaysian Association of Belgium & Luxembourg was formed by the Embassy of Malaysia in Brussels.
In 2002 Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz of Malaysia said Belgium could serve as a "gateway for Malaysian companies venturing into the European market, while Malaysia can serve as the competitive springboard for Belgian companies entering the East Asian markets." In 2006 Essensium NV, a computer chip manufacturer raised USD 7.1 million from Atlantic Quantum Sdn. Bhd. of Malaysia. In 2007 Vanbreda International of Belgium chose Malaysia as its global operations centre.