HANOI: ASEAN has no problem reaching a consensus on any issue even though its member countries have different interests and priorities, according to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
He said ASEAN member countries may have different views on certain matters, but it has not caused tension or a break in their relations.
“Every member state will take the approach deemed important to their respective list of priorities, but to reach ASEAN consensus is equally important.
“Cambodia, for example, still maintains its relations with the two superpowers, China and the United States…they might be biased in their bilateral relations sometimes, but in terms of ASEAN, I don’t think we have problems,” he told Malaysian media at the end of his two-day working visit to Vietnam today.
Earlier, Anwar delivered a keynote address at the 2nd ASEAN Future Forum attended by his counterpart Pham Minh Chinh of Vietnam and Christopher Luxton of New Zealand, as well as Timor-Leste President Jose Ramos Horta.
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