Kuala Lumpur, July 10 -- Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has called on ASEAN to issue a joint response to tariff-related challenges, citing the impact of the US' unilateral trade actions on regional economies.
Speaking at the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM) in Kuala Lumpur on July 9, the PM of Malaysia, which holds the ASEAN 2025 Chairmanship, highlighted that tariffs, export restrictions, and investment barriers have become become the sharpened instruments of geopolitical rivalry.
He stressed the need for ASEAN to confront this reality with clarity and conviction, and strengthen intra-bloc trade.
ASEAN foreign ministers are expected to express concern over the US' unilateral tariffs in a joint communique of the AMM-58...