KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim emphasized the need for every ministry to make solid and comprehensive preparations, with a few months left before Malaysia takes over the role of ASEAN 2025 chairman from Laos.
Through a post on Facebook, he said Malaysia needs to be a great leader by putting together various programs that really have a profound impact on the ASEAN community as a whole.
Earlier, he chaired the National Steering Committee Meeting for the 2025 ASEAN-Malaysia Chairmanship in Putrajaya.
Laos will hand over the chairmanship of ASEAN at the ASEAN Summit from Oct 8 to 11.
Malaysia has previously held the position of ASEAN Chairman four times in 1977, 1997, 2005 and 2015.
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