Malaysia-Japan bilateral meeting touches on Asean, Look East Policy, says Anwar

LIMA (PERU), Nov 16 -- Malaysia's Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim exchanging pleasantries with Prime Minister of Japan Shigeru Ishiba (seated), during the APEC Leaders' Informal Dialogue here today. Anwar participated in the APEC Leaders' Informal Dialogue and delivered an intervention on the penultimate day of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Week (AELW).
 Both meetings take place at the Lima Convention Center. --fotoBERNAMA (2024) COPYRIGHT RESERVED

LIMA (Peru): Japan has expressed its support for Malaysia as the Chair of Asean in 2025, while Putrajaya intends to continue its Look East Policy, particularly in education and technology transfer, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

The Prime Minister said that during a bilateral meeting with his Japanese counterpart, Shigeru Ishiba, they also assessed the progress of cooperation between the two countries in various fields, including trade, energy transition, security and defence, maritime, education, and culture.