Japan, Malaysia Leaders Agree to Strengthen Security Cooperation; Malaysia to Chair Association of Southeast Asian Nations Next Year

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, left, shakes hands with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim ahead of their bilateral meeting in Lima on Friday.
13:22 JST, November 17, 2024
LIMA — Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has affirmed with his Malaysian counterpart, Anwar Ibrahim, that the two countries will strengthen security cooperation.
The leaders held a bilateral meeting in Lima on Friday on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit.
As Malaysia will chair the Association of Southeast Asian Nations next year, Ishiba called for Malaysia to “work closely together in a wide range of areas.”
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