TOKYO: Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob met his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida right here on Friday (May 27) and proposed that Malaysia-Japan ties be upgraded to complete strategic partnership (CSP).
In the assembly on the Kantei, the Japanese Prime Minister’s Office, Ismail Sabri, accompanied by a high-profile delegation, held bilateral talks with Kishida to strengthen the long-established Malaysia-Japan relationship.
This was the primary face-to-face assembly between Ismail Sabri and Kishida on bilateral talks since they assumed their posts in 2021.
Ismail Sabri and Kishida had earlier held the Japan-Malaysia convention by way of phone on April 20 this 12 months, which noticed the 2 leaders concerning varied regional and worldwide points.
“We want to suggest upgrading our ties from strategic partnership to complete strategic partnership,” stated Ismail Sabri on the bilateral assembly.
Malaysia-Japan ties had been upgraded from enhanced partnership to strategic partnership in 2015.
The assembly was held along with Ismail Sabri’s official working go to to Japan, throughout which he participated within the twenty seventh International Conference on the Future of Asia, an annual gathering of political, financial and trade leaders from the Asia-Pacific, and met with enterprise and company figures in Japan to draw investments to Malaysia.
Kishida was additionally enjoying host to a Malaysian prime minister for the primary time after he was appointed Japan’s Prime Minister in October final 12 months.
This 12 months marks the fortieth anniversary of the Look East Policy, which has contributed drastically to strengthening bilateral ties between Malaysia and Japan. – Bernama
