I prioritised bilateral talks, says Tok Mat on Shangri-La Dialogue


KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia held bilateral talks with 13 countries during the recent Shangri-La Dialogue defence summit on June 2, says Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan.

The Defence Minister was responding to former health minister Khairy Jamaluddin, who said in a recent podcast with former Umno information chief Shahril Hamdan that Malaysia missed a chance to speak about issues affecting the Indo-Pacific region after Mohamad did not give a speech during the event.

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