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Amid a slew of global crises, such as flare-ups in the Middle East and economic uncertainty caused by United States trade policy, Indonesia and Malaysia must band together as strategic neighbors in protecting their national interests and resolving common concerns, the two leaders said in a joint statement.
Malaysia’s ASEAN chairmanship has piqued interest and built up expectations of tangible outcomes, especially in longstanding issues such as overlapping claims in the South China Sea among ASEAN member states and Beijing, as well as the humanitarian crisis in Myanmar.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will also tackle pressing regional issues, attempting to increase pressure on Myanmar's military junta and iron out remaining issues with Timor Leste's application to join the bloc.
Junta chief Min Aung Hlaing flew into the Thai capital Bangkok for a closed-door meeting with Anwar last month and, a day later, the Malaysian leader held online talks with the shadow National Unity Government (NUG).
Anwar Ibrahim, who is also the chair of the ASEAN regional bloc, revealed the outcome of talks he has held since Thursday with Myanmar's junta chief and the prime minister of its shadow government in a rare outreach effort.
President Prabowo Subianto said on Monday that Jakarta would “remain calm” and use diplomacy to address the tariffs imposed by United States President Donald Trump, as Indonesia wants an equal relationship with the US.
