KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia: Malaysia wants to revive the Look East policy with South Korea by broadening areas of co-operation in capacity-building, said Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman.

"New areas of co-operation are like green technology and biotechnology as well as initiating co-operation in third countries. "

"We have conveyed to the South Korean side that we would like more information to be exchanged pertaining to the green growth industry including green technology, nuclear energy and clean development mechanism between Malaysia and the republic's agencies," Anifah told reporters after meeting his South Korean counterpart Yu Myung-Hwan in Tuaran near here.

Yu, South Korea's Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister, is on his first official four-day visit to Malaysia, which coincides with the 50th anniversary of bilateral ties between both countries.

Anifah said they discussed the need to conclude ongoing negotiations on a draft memorandum of understanding for both countries to sign in time for South Korean President Lee Myung Bak's visit in the later half of the year.

"Such an initiative could pave the way for greater co-operation in higher education between both countries," he said.