(10 Apr 2025)
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Kuala Lumpur – 10 April 2025
1. Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim arriving to give closing remarks at the 12th ASEAN Finance Ministers meeting
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysian Prime Minister:
"Of course, I would say ‘thank God’ (in Arabic), at least for now. There is a temporary reprieve (from tariffs), but at the same time, there is a very strong, hardened position vis-à-vis China, which is also a problem to us because it will impact our economy in a way."
3. Various signage, reading (English) “ASEAN MALAYSIA 2025 – Finance Track.”
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysian Prime Minister:
“We will continue to have good bilateral and excellent trading, investment relations with the United States. At the same time, our position in ASEAN is to ensure that our relations, particularly with China, Japan and Korea and neighboring countries, remains strong and formidable."
5. Security at meeting room entrance
6. Entrance to meeting hall
7. Arrival of Amir Hamzah Azizan, Malaysian Second Finance Minister
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Amir Hamzah Azizan, Malaysian Second Finance Minister:
"ASEAN reaffirms its continued commitment to open inclusive and rule-based multilateral trading systems."
9. Reporters at conference
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Amir Hamzah Azizan, Malaysian Second Finance Minister:
"We stand ready to work constructively with all partners, including the United States, to find balanced, forward-looking solutions that support a more resilient and sustainable global economy."
11. Cutaway
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Amir Hamzah Azizan, Malaysian Second Finance Minister:
"ASEAN commits to not impose any retaliatory measures in response to the U.S. tariffs."
13. Aizan leaving
14. Pan shot Pertonas Twin Tower and ASEAN 2025 sign
15. Various ASEAN flags
STORYLINE:
After U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly backed off his tariffs on most nations for 90 days while escalating his trade war with China, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Thursday that the tension remained problematic for his country, warning that "it will impact our economy."
"We will continue to have good bilateral and excellent trading, investment relations with the United States. At the same time, our position in ASEAN is to ensure that our relations, particularly with china… remain strong and formidable," said Anwar during his closing remarks at 12th Finance Ministers Meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Kuala Lumpur.
In the wake of Trump’s decision to pause the implementation of the wide-ranging tariffs, Amir Hamzah Aizan, Malaysia’s second minister of finance, said Thursday that ASEAN was not planning any immediate retaliatory tariffs of its own.
He said that the bloc – made up of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar and Cambodia – "reaffirms its continued commitment to open inclusive and rule-based multilateral trading systems" and would look to negotiate solutions.
"We stand ready to work constructively with all partners, including the United States, to find balanced, forward-looking solutions that support a more resilient and sustainable global economy," he said.
"ASEAN commits to not impose any retaliatory measures in response to the U.S. tariffs," Amir Hamzah added.
AP video shot by Syawalludin Zain
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