KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has extended an official invitation to United States (US) President Donald Trump to attend the ASEAN-US Summit and the East Asia Summit here in October.
The prime minister said the invitation was conveyed through US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who paid a courtesy call on Anwar today.
“Malaysia remains confident that the close cooperation with the US will not only strengthen bilateral relations, but also serve as a catalyst for stability, prosperity and peace in the Indo-Pacific region as a whole,” Anwar posted on Facebook today.
The approximately 40-minute meeting was held at the Parliament Building and marked Rubio’s first trip to Asia since assuming office earlier this year.
In addition, Anwar said the meeting also paved the way for broader cooperation in the fields of digital investment, artificial intelligence (AI), defence and education.
“We exchanged views regarding pressing regional issues, including the situations in Palestine, Ukraine and Myanmar," said Anwar.
Rubio is here to attend a series of high-level meetings in conjunction with the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) and related meetings being held under Malaysia’s ASEAN Chairmanship for 2025 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre from July 8-11.
The Prime Minister, at a media conference in Rio de Janeiro on July 7, following the conclusion of a series of official visits to Italy, France and Brazil, said the 47th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits scheduled to be held here in October are expected to be one of the largest in the grouping’s history.
Anwar said several heads of government from outside ASEAN have confirmed their attendance at the summit, which will be held from Oct 26 to 28
Among those confirmed are Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva; South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who currently holds the G20 presidency; Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni; and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.
Currently, the 10 ASEAN member states are Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and the Philippines.
In addition to the member states, regular external partners attending the ASEAN Summits include Australia, Canada, China, the European Union, India, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, Russia and the United States.
The 46th ASEAN Summit held here in May also featured the second ASEAN-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit and the inaugural ASEAN-GCC-China Summit.
-- BERNAMA
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