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Former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim who is also the leader of the Malaysian government coalition ‘Pakatan Harapan’ visited Indonesia. On his visit, Anwar was invited to attend the Executive Center for Global Leadership (ECGL) in Jakarta on Wednesday, July 4 as a keynote speaker on political leadership. On the occasion, he mentioned about the first state visit of Malaysian Prime Minister, Mahathir Mohamad to Indonesia some time ago. He said that the visit will further strengthen the relationship between Indonesia and Malaysia and has a positive impact on cooperation in various fields, especially economy that is the main focus of Prime Minister Mahathir.

“This Doctor Mahathir came to Jakarta and his focus is to tie up economic cooperation between Malaysia and Indonesia. Besides investment and import-export,  I also develop cultural, and educational sectors, and these sectors are beneficial to both sides. And the spirit of friendship is that Mahathir showed in his last visit last week. And some of his speeches and his joint resolve with President Joko Widodo for me give  positive and stronger developments,” Anwar Ibrahim said.

Earlier, Anwar Ibrahim first held a special meeting with the 5th President of the Republic of Indonesia Megawati Soekarno Putri. He also met a number of businesspeople from Serantau Business Council and Indonesian political figures. Anwar Ibrahim is currently projected to become the 8th Prime Minister of Malaysia in 2020 to replace PM Mahathir who is now 92 years old. (Rezha/Trans/Ndy)