26-05-2025
- Politics
- New Straits Times
Anwar: Malaysia seeks Asean-US meeting in 'spirit of centrality'
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia, as Asean chair, has written to United States President Donald Trump to organise an Asean-US meeting in the spirit of centrality.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said this follows the consensus achieved by the Asean Foreign Ministers Meeting held in Langkawi earlier this year.
"Following this, I have taken the liberty to write to Trump, seeking understanding to organise an Asean-US meeting.
"This means that we observe our centrality spirit seriously. It does not only speak to our aspirations but our obligations," he said in his opening remarks at the Plenary Session of the 46th Asean Summit.
Yesterday, Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan had said Asean is waiting for confirmation from the US on the date for the Asean-US Special Summit.
