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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim attending the 42nd Asean Summit in Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, on May 10, 2023. — Picture by BERNAMA

Asean secretariat pledges full support for Malaysia’s chairmanship

KUALA LUMPUR, June 6 — The Asean Secretariat is ready to render its full support to Malaysia as the Asean chair next year.

This was expressed by its secretary-general Kao Kim Hourn in a meeting with Malaysia’s Science, Technology, and Innovation Minister Chang Lih Kang in Siem Reap, Cambodia, today.

“The secretary-general also applauded Malaysia for making a firm commitment to enhance the start-up ecosystem in Asean,” said Asean on X (formerly Twitter)

Kao and Chang’s meeting took place on the sidelines of the 20th Asean Ministerial Meeting on Science, Technology, and Innovation (AMMSTI-20) in Siem Reap.

Malaysia will take over the Asean chairmanship from Laos next year.

— Bernama

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