Malaysia seeks early date for Anwar-Prabowo talks as bilateral agreements await signing

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto throughout the latter’s check out to Kuala Lumpur January 27, 2025.– Bernama pic

JAKARTA, Nov 7– Efforts will be made to assemble the Malaysia-Indonesia Annual Consultation at the earliest chance, with numerous memoranda of understanding (MoUs) currently concurred upon for finalizing throughout the top-level conference.

Malaysian Ambassador to Indonesia Datuk Muzafar Shah Mustafa stated he had actually raised the matter straight with President Prabowo Subianto throughout an interaction at Istana Merdeka on Friday, following the discussion of his qualifications to the Indonesian leader.

“Overall, I see President Prabowo’s remarks as extremely favorable, and I hope this will offer additional momentum to enhance the excellent relations in between Malaysia and Indonesia,” he informed Bernama.

The upcoming 14th Annual Consultation will combine Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Prabowo to evaluate bilateral cooperation and go over problems of shared interest.

The Annual Consultation is the highest-level bilateral system in between the 2 nations, offering a platform for their leaders to advance cooperation in trade, financial investment, defence, security, border matters, and other tactical locations.

The previous assessment, the 13th in the series, was kept in Jakarta on July 29, 2025, marking the revival of the system after the last conference in Kuching, Sarawak, in 2017.

Muzafar stated he likewise communicated greetings from the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Ibrahim, and Anwar to Prabowo, while declaring Malaysia’s dedication to enhancing cooperation with Indonesia as a neighbour and tactical partner.

“President Prabowo consistently stressed that Malaysia and Indonesia are brotherly countries. He likewise discussed his close relationship with His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, whom he referred to as a previous schoolmate, in addition to his close ties with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim,” he stated.

The Indonesian President likewise stressed the close cultural and people-to-people ties in between the 2 nations and revealed hope that bilateral relations would continue to grow.

Malaysia and Indonesia will celebrate the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations in 2027, marking 7 years of bilateral ties considering that the facility of official incorporate 1957.

On forest and land fires, Muzafar stated Prabowo stressed that Indonesia had actually done its utmost to take on the issue, consisting of mobilising 10s of countless workers and releasing different firefighting possessions.

He stated Prabowo likewise described business consisting of those from Malaysia and Singapore, and worried that company action would be taken versus those discovered to have actually devoted offenses.– Bernama