SEPANG: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Thursday (Jan 9) said that Indonesia has pledged to assist and cooperate with Malaysia in its Asean Chairmanship this year.
Anwar, who is also Finance Minister, said this was conveyed by Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto during their closed-door meeting at a luncheon held in Kuala Lumpur, on Thursday (Jan 9).
"Prabowo’s official visit is scheduled for Jan 27, but he felt the need to come earlier because we are longtime friends, and we need to have a heart-to-heart discussion of issues of mutual interest.
"He also wants to collaborate and assist me in the Asean Chairmanship,” Anwar told a press conference after sending off Prabowo at the Bunga Raya Complex of the KL International Airport after the latter concluded the one-day working visit to Malaysia, today.
Malaysia officially assumed the Asean Chairmanship starting this month, with the theme of 'Inclusivity and Sustainability'.
Malaysia has also held the Asean Chairmanship in 1977, 1997, 2005, and 2015. - Bernama
