PM Anwar Receives Courtesy Call from Indonesian Former Minister Anies

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 (Bernama) -- Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim received a courtesy call from Indonesia’s former Education and Culture Minister Anies Rasyid Baswedan in Putrajaya, the federal administrative capital on Thursday morning.

Anwar in his Facebook posting said they discussed various issues of mutual interest and the need to strengthen the existing bilateral relationship.

"We also agreed on a need to enhance the relationship between both countries in various fields. I also shared with him the proficiency of religious leader and politician from Indonesia, Mohammad Natsir as his writings related to Islam and modernisation offers an effective path to the development of Islam in the region," he said.

According to the Facebook posting, Anies is in Malaysia upon an invitation by the International Institute of Islamic Thought & Civilisation (ISTAC) and International Islamic University Malaysia (UIAM).

-- BERNAMA