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Malaysian PM Anwar arrives in Indonesia for first official visit
President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is expected to receive Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim at the Bogor Palace in West Java on Monday.
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Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim speaks during a press conference to announce new cabinet members at the Prime Minister’s office in Putrajaya on Dec. 2, 2022.
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alaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim arrived in Jakarta on Sunday for a two-day visit to Indonesia where he will meet President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo in the hopes of addressing persisting bilateral issues between the countries amid regional and global tensions.
Jokowi is expected to receive Anwar at the Bogor Palace in West Java on Monday.
Taking to Twitter, Anwar said that his first official visit to Indonesia since his inauguration as prime minister in November last year would hopefully result in stronger ties between the two countries.
“In addition, [I hope] to explore new cooperation opportunities through discussions with President Joko Widodo,” Anwar tweeted upon his arrival at Soekarno Hatta International Airport on Sunday afternoon.
According to a press statement from the Malaysian Foreign Ministry on Saturday, Anwar’s meeting with Jokowi aims at taking stock of the progress of bilateral cooperation, exploring potential new cooperation and promoting joint efforts to address regional and global challenges.
“Both leaders will exchange views on regional and global issues specifically on the situation in Myanmar and joint efforts to address discrimination against palm oil,” the statement said.
Anwar and Jokowi will also discuss land demarcation and maritime border delimitation, particularly as border disputes have long been seen as stumbling blocks between the two countries.
