Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto said ASEAN member countries must synergize with each other to be taken into account by other great powers. According to Prabowo, only with good cooperation will the voices of Southeast Asian countries be heard and taken into account by world powers. "If united, ASEAN, if I'm not mistaken, has more than 600 million people, no less than the European Union," Prabowo said when delivering a joint statement with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim at KLCC Towers Kuala Lumpur, quoted from Bernama TV, January 27, 2025. Prabowo emphasized that Indonesia supports Malaysia as Chair of ASEAN 2025. He is also ready to receive the visit of the Malaysian Prime Minister for the annual consultation in Indonesia this year. On the same occasion, Anwar Ibrahim said that Malaysia is committed to increasing cooperation in various fields, including energy, industry, employment, and defense. In fact, Anwar said that Malaysia needs to buy military equipment from Indonesia because Indonesia has quite a long experience in the defense sector.Source : https://en.tempo.co/read/1968712/prabowo-calls-on-asean-to-unite-in-order-to-be-recognized-as-great-power (ICE GIACARTA)

Fonte notizia: Tempo, 27/01/2025