Anwar meets leaders of Jordan, Iran and Pakistan


KUALA LUMPUR: A meeting was held between Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and the King of Jordan, King Abdullah II, on the sidelines of the 8th Extraordinary Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) in Riyadh.

“The meeting created opportunities for bilateral cooperation between Malaysia and Jordan, besides highest-level visits in 2024, as well as private sector collaboration, especially in drone 2technology and military cooperation.

“We also discussed the need to address the tension in the West Bank and Baitulmaqdis, especially the Israeli settlers’ aggression against the Palestinians,” he said in a Facebook post about the Saturday meeting.

He said they also discussed possible efforts to be taken to stop the war in Gaza and the humanitarian crisis affecting innocent people in the region.

Bernama reported that Anwar also held bilateral talks with Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, the caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan.

Also present at the bilateral meeting were Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir and Foreign Ministry secretary-general Datuk Seri Amran Mohamed Zin.

In a Facebook post later, Anwar expressed hope that his meeting with Kakar would take bilateral relations between Malaysia and Pakistan to greater heights.

Anwar also held bilateral talks with Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi, saying they are ready to improve bilateral relations in the fields of economy, education and science and technology.

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