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KUALA LUMPUR: A meeting between Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto (pic) scheduled for yesterday was postponed as the latter is unwell.
Anwar said he had arrived in Langkawi for the meeting, but Prabowo requested that the meeting be postponed for a few days.
“I pray for President Prabowo’s swift recovery so that we can continue with the planned meeting between the two countries,” the Prime Minister said in a Facebook post yesterday.
Anwar also said that he is scheduled to meet former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra in Langkawi on Thursday.
Last Saturday, Anwar said he would meet with Prabowo and Thaksin to discuss regional strategic issues and developments within Asean, which Malaysia will chair next year.
The Prime Minister had said the bilateral meeting with Prabowo would focus on strengthening the ties between the two countries and discussing Indonesia’s crucial role as a strategic member of the regional grouping.
The meeting with Thaksin is expected to cover various regional development issues and diplomatic approaches to solving shared challenges.
Anwar recently announced Thaksin’s appointment as his informal adviser on Malaysia’s chairmanship of Asean.
Malaysia will officially assume the Asean chairmanship on Jan 1 with the theme “Inclusivity and Sustainability”.
