Asean cohesion must be constantly earned and strengthened, says Anwar


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KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has urged Asean to earn, re-earn and fortify its unity, cohesion and centrality to withstand escalating geopolitical rivalry and complex regional contemporary challenges.

In his presidential lecture and acceptance of the conferment of the Grand Collar of the Order of Timor-Leste in Dili, Anwar emphasised that the grouping's cohesion and centrality should never be taken for granted.

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