KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim undertakes a working visit to Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa to lead the Malaysian delegation to the Group of 20 (G20) Leaders’ Summit scheduled on 22 and 23 November 2025.
Prime Minister’s participation in the G20 Leaders’ Summit is due to Malaysia being ASEAN Chair 2025 and upon the invitation of Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa, President of Republic of South Africa and President of G20 2025.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement said, the G20 theme under South Africa’s Presidency, “Solidarity, Equality, Sustainability, while Malaysia’s ASEAN chairmanship theme for 2025, “Inclusivity and Sustainability” are closely aligned in prioritizing equitable and sustainable development for high-growth economies.
“Prime Minister will highlight ASEAN’s perspective in two sessions of the G20 Leaders’ Summit: Session 1 entitled “Inclusive and Sustainable Economic Growth Leaving No one Behind: Building Our Economies; the Role of Trade; Financing for Development; and the Debt Burden”, and Session 2, “A Resilient World – the G20 ‘s contribution: Disaster Risk Reduction; Climate Change; Just Energy Transition; Food Systems”, said the statement.
According to the statement, the prime minister will leverage this platform to constructively contribute to discussions on emerging global economic and environmental issues particularly those of importance to the Global South.
Prime Minister is also scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting with President Ramaphosa to build upon and review the discussions initiated during the latter’s official visit to Malaysia last month while attending the 47th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits.
Both leaders are expected to discuss key areas of cooperation, including trade and investment, palm oil, halal industry, education and capacity building, while also exploring new opportunities to deepen bilateral relations.
The statement added, Anwar will also receive a courtesy call from Ndaba Nikosinathi Gaolathe, Vice-President of the Republic of Botswana to discuss matters of mutual interest aimed at strengthening bilateral ties including cooperation under the country’s economic transformation programme. Anwar is also expected to hold meetings with his counterparts from G20 Members and Guest Countries on the margins of the G20 Leaders’ Summit.
Prime Minister would also be meeting the leaders of South Africa’s Muslim community and local key industry players in a business forum as well as meeting the Malaysian diaspora in a dinner in Johannesburg.
“Prime Minister’s role at the G20 Summit will provide an opportunity for Malaysia to illustrate the successes and achievements of the ASEAN-Malaysia Chairmanship 2025 boosting the country’s profile and visibility at the G20 platform and in the global arena.
“The G20 is a geo-economic organization comprising of 19 countries and two regional organizations namely the European Union and African Union. G20 members represent more than 85 percent of the global Gross Domestic Product, 75 percent of international trade and 65 percent of the world’s population,” said the statement. -Malaysia World News
