Look East Policy to boost education, environment and economy


Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob speak after exchanging memorandum at Prime Minister Kishida's official residence in Tokyo, Japan May 27, 2022. - REUTERS

TOKYO: Malaysia and Japan will increase bilateral relations through new areas of cooperation such as energy, smart city, environment and climate change while continuing with the Look East Policy, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

In his meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo on Friday, he said he proposed that the Malaysia-Japan ties be upgraded to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP) and stated Malaysia’s readiness to continue with the Look East Policy which was well received by Kishida.

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