JAKARTA - Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim expressed his gratitude for the congratulations from President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), hoping that bilateral relations between the two countries will improve.
"Thank you to the President of Indonesia, Mr. Joko Widodo, who became the first head of state to contact me to say tahniah. I emphasize that Indonesia is a true friend of Malaysia and I hope that trade and business relations, investment, culture and worker issues can be improved. The second and second friendship should be strengthened," wrote PM Anwar Ibrahim on his Facebook account, as quoted November 24.
In a video uploaded on his Facebook and Twitter account, Anwar Ibrahim was seen talking to President Joko Widodo via cell phone.
"The government on behalf of all Indonesian people congratulates him, his honor, as the 10th prime minister of Malaysia," said President Jokowi.
"Thank you for this, I consider this a tribute among the earliest to call, this shows that I am forever a true friend of Indonesia," replied PM Anwar Ibrahim.
"Datuk is a figure who is widely known in Indonesia, respected by the Indonesian people," continued President Jokowi.
"Thank you, sir, and I hope that we can improve trade or business, investment and culture relations, friendship, God willing," replied this senior Malaysian politician, Mahathir Mohamad.
"And some of the issues that seem limited, including the issue of workers, can be straightened out in a clean way," said PM Anwar Ibrahim.
As previously reported, Malaysia's King Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah appointed opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim as prime minister on Thursday.
He was later sworn in the afternoon, ending the five-day unprecedented post-election crisis in Malaysia.
Terima kasih Presiden Indonesia Bapak Joko Widodo yang menjadi kepala negara pertama yang menghubungi saya mengucapkan tahniah. #DemiPertiwi pic.twitter.com/3sL3BvFacw
— Anwar Ibrahim (@anwaribrahim) November 24, 2022
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