Blinken, Saifuddin talk on advancing peace and prosperity in Indo-Pacific region


KUALA LUMPUR: United States Secretary of State Antony J Blinken held a conversation with Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Abdullah (pic) on Friday (April 8), discussing their commitment to advancing peace and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region.

US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price in a statement said both of them also shared perspectives on the development of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, which will advance broad-based economic growth across the region and reviewed their coordination on the Kremlin’s war against Ukraine.

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