RIO DE JANEIRO - Malaysia and Brazil are keen to jointly explore initiatives during Malaysia’s Asean chairmanship next year, coinciding with Brazil’s BRICS presidency and its role as the host of the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 30).
In a joint statement issued after a bilateral meeting between President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on the sidelines of the G20 Summit here, both leaders have pledged to work together for a revitalised multilateral system based on the principles of the United Nations Charter and international law.
Both leaders recognised the need for comprehensive reforms in global governance to make it more effective, transparent and accountable, while taking into account the aspirations of emerging and developing countries to play a greater role in international affairs.
This would reflect the social, economic and political realities and predicaments of the 21st century, as well as the increasing prominence of the Global South, they said.
At the same time, Anwar and da Silva have also noted the emergence of new centres of power, policy decision-making, and economic growth, which should pave the way for a more equitable, just, democratic, and balanced multipolar world order. - BERNAMA