With Malaysia now holding the ASEAN chair, Brazil anticipates exploring various new opportunities to strengthen bilateral ties and regional diplomacy next year.
Brazil’s Ambassador to Malaysia, Ary Norton de Murat Quintella wants to see more dialogue with Malaysia, the chair of ASEAN in 2025, following many positive developments in bilateral ties between both countries this year.
Brazil Plans Enhanced Engagement with Malaysia and ASEAN Next Year
“We’ve (Brazil and Malaysia) never been as close as today,” he told Bernama when interviewed recently.
Quintella said President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s invitation to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to attend the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro next month is a testament to the strengthening of Brazil-Malaysia relations in the last two years.
The ambassador who is also the Dean of the Latin American Embassies in Malaysia said Brazil has been a sectoral dialogue partner of ASEAN since 2022, and since then, the country has been engaging in discussions with the bloc regarding cooperation in several areas.
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