M’sia, Japan deepen ties


TOKYO: Ties between Malaysia and Japan have been elevated to a “strategic comprehensive partnership,” say Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida.

They said this in a joint statement yesterday before they both witnessed the signing and exchange of notes of the official Security Assistance Grant Aid by Japan that will provide monitoring and surveillance equipment to Malaysia.

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