Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, who is attending the 44th and 45th Asean Summit and its related summits in Laos, took the Asean platform to call for member nations to show unity and promote cooperation, peace and security in the region amid an increasing divided world.
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00:00Prime Minister Datuk Sri Anwar Ibrahim called for ASEAN member states to show unity and
00:08promote cooperation, peace and security in the region amid an increasing divided world.
00:15At the plenary session of the 44th ASEAN Summit in Vientiane on Wednesday, Anwar urged all
00:2210 ASEAN member states to reject any attempts that could sow division from within. He said
00:28as global tensions continue to rise and polarisation appears to prevail over integration, cracks
00:35and division within ASEAN run the risk of being exploited.
00:38We cannot overstress the importance of dialogue and cooperation, forming the fundamentals
00:44of amity and good relations. Therefore, we encourage our dialogue partners to manage
00:49their differences in order to obtain positive outcomes. In this way, ASEAN must be unflinching
00:56and resolute in sending a clear message to the world that ASEAN is and must remain united
01:04and will continue to be the key driver of peace, security and cooperation in this region.
01:11Anwar said Timor-Leste's inclusion as a full member of ASEAN will bode well for the
01:16bloc. He said Malaysia looks forward to the recommendations on measures to facilitate
01:22Timor-Leste's early full membership into ASEAN. He said Malaysia also looks forward
01:27to the adoption of the ASEAN Community Vision 2045 and its strategic plan at the 46th ASEAN
01:36Summit next year. He said as the ASEAN Chair next year, Malaysia is committed to a more
01:42inclusive and sustainable future for the region. The 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits and the related
01:49summits with dialogue partners China, India, the United States, Australia, Canada, South
01:56Korea and Japan officially opened on Wednesday and will run until Friday.