![US President Donald Trump (C) poses for a group photo with (from L - R) Singapore's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, East Timor's Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao, Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet, Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Philippines' President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah, Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto, and Laos' Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone before the 13th ASEAN - United States Summit during the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Kuala Lumpur on October 26, 2025. [Photo by VINCENT THIAN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2243042312-1-1-1.jpg)
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Tuesday said he urged US President Donald Trump to ensure that the peace deal for the Palestinian coastal enclave must be “fair”, Anadolu reports. “I did my best to appeal” to Trump that the Gaza “peace initiative must be comprehensive, must be durable, must be fair, ultimately,” Anwar told a news conference in Kuala Lumpur as he announced the conclusion of the 47th summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Trump attended the ASEAN summit on its first day in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, where he also held bilateral meetings, including with Anwar. Addressing the joint US-ASEAN summit over the weekend, Anwar had said: “We welcome your (US) comprehensive plan to end […]
