JAKARTA - Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has hinted that his country Malaysia can negotiate to obtain petroleum commodities from Russia to meet fuel needs.
"In the current situation, the government, including Petronas, can negotiate with Russia to meet some of Malaysia's needs as a friendly country," Anwar said in his remarks at the inauguration of the Sultan Ismail Petra Airport, in Kelantan, Saturday (18/4), as a verbatim text quoted in Kuala Lumpur, Sunday, April 19 reported by ANTARA.
He said in the past, Europe imposed sanctions on Russian oil imports, and the United States imposed a ban.
However, at present, Europe and the US must give way in the context of geopolitical and global economic realities.
He emphasized that the people of Malaysia should be grateful because Malaysia's relations with Russia are good, so that in the current situation Malaysia can negotiate with Russia on crude oil imports.
"So now, many countries are scrambling, negotiating and begging to buy oil from Russia. That's interesting," said Anwar.
Previously, Anwar Ibrahim had explained his country's chances of buying crude oil from the Red Bear Country.
In a joint statement session with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, following their meeting in Malaysia on Thursday (16/4), Anwar stated that Malaysia has good relations with Russia and he has a mandate to protect the interests of the people.
"As a country, we have relations with many countries. The largest trade investment is still from the United States. Nevertheless, we have good bilateral relations with Russia," Anwar Ibrahim said at that time.
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