UPDATE - Indonesian president's Malaysia trip hoped to boost bilateral ties

Joko Widodo flies to Southeast Asian neighbor in first visit since Premier Anwar Ibrahim took office last November

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By Esra Tekin

ISTANBUL (AA) - Indonesian President Joko Widodo arrived in Malaysia for a two-day working visit beginning Wednesday to further strengthen the countries’ “longstanding and close relations," Malaysia’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

Widodo is set to meet Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, and the two are expected to exchange views on regional and global issues, including the strengthening of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN.

They will also witness the signing of several bilateral agreements between the two countries, the press release said.

Accompanying Widodo are Indonesia's first lady Iriana Joko Widodo, as well as Cabinet ministers and senior officials from his government.

Widodo will also have an afternoon tea with the Malaysian king at Istana Negara, the monarch's official residence.

In January, Anwar paid his first overseas trip to Jakarta since taking office last November.

Trade volume between the two nations in 2021 reached approximately $23 billion.

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