Malaysia's new PM Ibrahim Anwar discusses several issues, including trade, border disputes and situation in coup-hit Myanmar, with President Widodo during two-day visit to Indonesia
"This is a bit personal, Mr President. When I was in a difficult situation, living in uncertainty and suffering, Indonesia welcomed me as a true friend," Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said after the meeting.
He met Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Monday for talks at a presidential palace in Bogor, south of capital Jakarta where he thanked his counterpart for his support after the election. Widodo said the world's two biggest exporters of palm oil would boost cooperation on the commodity and work together to battle "discrimination" against the sector, which environmentalists claim is stoking deforestation in both countries.
The Indonesian leader also lauded the interest of Malaysian companies in investing in the country's new capital Nusantara, which is scheduled to open on the island of Borneo next year.
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