00:00it has long been said that japan is to a large extent reliant on malaysian lng it's i think one
00:13of the biggest purchases of lng from malaysia as we all know now in this country there is some
00:20friction between the federal government and the state governments of sabah and sarawak regarding
00:26this entire issue of federalism and how the revenue of lng is going to be calculated obviously
00:36external partners like japan would be impacted by this kind of ongoing dispute what do you see as
00:44being the long-term solution in terms of malaysian domestic politics we not in a position you know
00:53to intervene or anything about it but we trust malaysia as a very reliable supplier of energy
01:04especially lng japan has expressed confidence that malaysia will remain a reliable supplier of
01:14liquefied natural gas despite ongoing difference of opinion between the federal government and
01:18sabah and sarawak over resource governance japan's ambassador to malaysia noriyuki shikata said
01:26japan one of petronas's largest and most enduring lng customers deeply values its long-standing
01:32lng partnership with malaysia shikata said japan's long-term lng contracts with malaysia have provided
01:40stability and express trust in malaysia's commitment to resolving federal state resource
01:45governance issues under the malaysia agreement 1963 earlier this year prime minister anwar
01:51ibrahim said despite ongoing disagreements over domestic gas governance petronas would continue
01:56to honor all of malaysia's existing contractual obligations including its international lng export
02:02contracts petronas akan mengekalkan semua perjanjian contractual obligations domestic dan antarabangsa
02:12yang sedia ada shikata said a balanced solution through enhanced federal state joint ventures and clear
02:21legal alignments under ma63 would ensure sustained production and attract further investment to the
02:27benefit of all parties he added that broader cooperation would also strengthen long-term ties between
02:33japan and malaysia we wish to promote cultural exchange educational exchange and to let more japanese
02:43especially young people to come to sabah or sarawak or peninsula and that this would be conducive to our
02:54long-term relationship based on trust hanakam fmt
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