Credit : Fahmi Fadzil's X
DOHA, November 11, 2026 – Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil has met his Qatari counterpart on the sidelines of the International Telecommunication Union Plenipotentiary Conference 2026 (ITU PP-26) in Doha, where the two ministers discussed cooperation in satellite communications and quantum-secure communication technology.
In a post on X, Fahmi said he and Qatar’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Mohammed Ali Al Mannai, met to discuss several matters of interest to both countries.
He said the talks touched on opportunities for Malaysia-Qatar cooperation in satellite communications and in quantum-secure communication technology.
Fahmi explained why the two areas matter. Satellite communications, he said, are important for widening Internet access, particularly in areas that have no telecommunications towers or network coverage.
Quantum-secure communication technology, he added, can help protect networks from hacking threats.
“We want to learn from each other’s experiences and explore cooperation that can make communication systems more secure, robust and resilient,” Fahmi said in the post, translated from Malay.
The post was accompanied by photographs of the two ministers shaking hands and seated for their meeting, with the flags of Malaysia and Qatar displayed between them.
The meeting took place on the margins of ITU PP-26 in Doha, the same conference at which Fahmi has been taking part in a series of engagements this week. As previously reported by LNA, he delivered Malaysia’s national policy statement at the plenipotentiary and took part in a ministerial roundtable on cybersecurity and child online safety.
The X post did not mention any agreement, memorandum or timeline arising from the discussion, and described the talks only as an exchange on areas of possible cooperation.
Credit : Fahmi Fadzil’s X
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