ASEAN remains a focus in Malaysia’s foreign policy

Wednesday, January 28, 2015 | 18:13:24

(VOVworld) – ASEAN will continue to be a focus in Malaysia’s foreign policy, Malaysian Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman told a press conference on Tuesday on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM Retreat). The meeting is held on Tuesday and Wednesday in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.

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Malaysian Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman (R) talks with Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh (centre) and Thai Foreign Minister Tanasak Patimapragorn (L) during a welcoming dinner for AMM Retreat attendees in Kota Kinabalu on Tuesday. (Photo: News Straits Times)

Anifah Aman said that during its ASEAN chairmanship, Malaysia will exert more efforts to build the ASEAN Community and develop ASEAN’s Community Vision. Malaysia will enhance people-to-people exchanges among ASEAN countries and support small and medium-sized enterprises, which account for 97 per cent of ASEAN’s enterprises. Malaysia’s other priorities include ensuring regional peace and stability and improving ASEAN’s role in the international arena.