KUALA LUMPUR: President Prabowo Subianto (pic) has voiced support for Papua New Guinea’s bid to join Asean, saying that the move would boost the bloc’s influence and resilience amid growing geopolitical uncertainty.
Speaking during a closed plenary session of the Asean Summit in Kuala Lumpur on Monday (May 26), the President revealed that PNG had expressed interest in becoming a member of the South-East Asian nations grouping, describing the country as a “close neighbour” of Indonesia.
