PUTRAJAYA, Oct 8 — Malaysia will play a key role in elevating Asean to a stronger position during its chairmanship next year, said Unity Government spokesperson Fahmi Fadzil.
Fahmi, who is also the Communications Minister, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will lead the Malaysian delegation to the 44th and 45th Asean Summits and Related Summits starting today in Vientiane, Laos, where Malaysia will officially assume the Asean chairmanship on Friday (October 11).
“Malaysia will officially take on the Asean chairmanship for 2025, which is something we greatly look forward to.
“Malaysia will ensure that Asean is positioned better, and InsyaAllah, we will emphasise several key principles upheld by Asean,” he told a press conference today.
Malaysia held the Asean chairmanship four times, in 1977, 1997, 2005, and 2015.
Separately, Fahmi reaffirmed Malaysia’s firm stance in supporting the Palestinian people’s quest for an independent and sovereign state based on the pre-1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.
In a statement today, Wisma Putra urged the international community to unite, take firm action and hold the Zionist Israeli regime accountable for its crimes against the Palestinian people.
It said that nations must act to end these atrocities immediately.
— Bernama
