PM Anwar to forge closer ties with Japan during five-day visit


Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. – Bernama

TOKYO: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, who will be arriving in Tokyo tonight, is set to work on enhancing ties with Japan and attracting more Japanese investors to Malaysia.

Malaysian ambassador to Japan Datuk Shahril Effendi Abd Ghany said Anwar, on the first day of his five-day working visit, will have a bilateral meeting with his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida, where both leaders will announce a comprehensive strategic partnership.

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