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Ikuti langsung Majlis Sambutan Rasmi Sempena Lawatan Rasmi TYT Anthony Albanese, Perdana Menteri Australia di Dataran Perdana Putra (PMO) Putrajaya.
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00:07For the exchange of MOU on the strategic halal red meat partnership.
00:37Thank you, Excellencies. You may return to your seats.
00:47Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, we will now commence with the joint press conference.
00:51May I now invite Yang Amat Berhormat Datuk Sri Anwar Ibrahim, Prime Minister of Malaysia, to deliver his statement.
01:00Selamat tengah hari, Perdana Menteri, Anthony Albanese, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, we are really encountering post-normal times.
01:15We discuss this developments and unanticipated and continue to haunt us because we are not able to fairly and squarely
01:31craft an agenda forward.
01:34Because many of these issues are quite unresolved, you know, disruptions, post-intensive production and supply chains.
01:45So the world certainly looks different today, Prime Minister, than it did when you were here in Kuala Lumpur last
01:54October.
01:55The streets of Hormuz have been effectively closed for nearly seven weeks.
02:02Global energy markets are under severe stress.
02:06Supply chains are disrupted.
02:09And the consequences are plummeting and plummeting through the seven seas.
02:18This is, of course, the backdrop of our meeting today.
02:23I am, of course, extremely grateful that the exchange has been very frank, cordial, as great friends, not only in
02:30terms of bilateral relationship, but based on trust.
02:36And that was what I said, and I want to repeat this publicly.
02:42Malaysia will always be a reliable partner to Australia.
02:48We will be mates.
02:51I don't know why you use that term.
02:55Through thick and thin, as we have always been.
02:59Our discussions today covered trade, investments, and agriculture.
03:06But given the state of the world today, I want to start with energy.
03:12Malaysia and Australia share strong interdependence in energy resources, including fuel and LNG.
03:21We have existing agreements, and today we reaffirmed our commitment to them.
03:27We also signed a joint statement on energy security, reflecting our commitment to stable and resilient energy supplies.
03:39We also witnessed the signing of the MOU between Malaysia's Department of Islamic Development, or JAKIM,
03:47and Australia's Department of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries.
03:52This will enhance market access for both countries.
03:58We also agreed to deepen cooperation in agriculture, including sharing expertise in production and irrigation,
04:07to ensure sustainable food supply for both Malaysians and Australians.
04:14Let no one mistake the weight of what we signed today.
04:19When supply chains are disrupted and food prices are increasing and rising, agreements like these have a direct impact on
04:30people's lives.
04:31The distance between a signed agreement and a family's dinner table is shorter than most people imagine.
04:42I also wish to touch on Palestine.
04:45There is a ceasefire in Gaza.
04:47But let us be honest about what that has meant so far.
04:52The killings have not stopped.
04:54The hunger has not ceased.
04:57In the West Bank, settlements continue to expand, and violence continues to escalate with utter impunity.
05:06The world must not avert its gaze and allow a ceasefire to become the silence of the grave.
05:14What the Palestinian people need is a just and lasting solution, and that means a viable, sovereign state.
05:24Malaysia will not waver on this matter of principle and conscience.
05:29I appreciate Australia's stance on Gaza, calling for an end to hostilities, supporting humanitarian assistance,
05:40and working towards a lasting resolution.
05:42That position matters, and Malaysia welcomes that.
05:48Prime Minister Albanese, thank you again for making this journey to Kuala Lumpur.
05:52These conversations matter, and I am glad we are having them.
05:58I look forward to continuing the work when we meet in Australia next year.
06:03I am sure before that.
06:06But the Australian meeting will be the fourth annual leaders' meeting.
06:12Until then, let us make good on what we have promised today.
06:18Thank you, Yang Amat Berhormat.
06:20May I now invite the Honourable Anthony Albanese, Prime Minister of Australia, to deliver his statement.
06:26Well, thank you, Prime Minister, for your generous words, and your very warm welcome here in Kuala Lumpur.
06:34Australia, like Malaysia, is deeply concerned about the situation in the Middle East.
06:40Our priority is de-escalation.
06:42We want to see the ceasefire upheld, negotiations continue, and for this conflict to be swiftly resolved.
06:51This is a conflict that has caused unprecedented energy supply shocks right across the globe.
06:58And to meet this challenge, Australia is working in cooperation with our close friends, including Malaysia.
07:06Australian resources help to power our region, and our farmers help to feed the region.
07:13Nearly 60% of Malaysia's wheat and 75% of its lamb and beef come from Australia.
07:21And our neighbours know that providing fuel and fertiliser to Australia helps put food on the table in this region.
07:29We rely on each other for fuels, including crude petroleum and natural gas.
07:35And Malaysian urea helps Australia grow crops, like wheat, that we supply here, contributing to Malaysia's food security.
07:45As comprehensive, strategic partners, we're working together to prepare and shield our citizens from the worst of the impacts of
07:54this global conflict.
07:55And today, I am pleased that we've agreed a joint statement on energy security.
08:01This underscores our commitment to ensuring that essential goods, both food and energy, continue to flow between our two countries.
08:11And I'm pleased that our energy ministers have agreed to continue working together to coordinate our response to this global
08:19crisis and ensure a continued trade in energy.
08:22We've also agreed a partnership on red meat processing and trade.
08:27This agreement will support bilateral halal meat trade, boosting Australian red meat exports and supporting Malaysia's food security,
08:36whilst boosting jobs on Australian farms and in processing facilities.
08:41We also discussed how to deepen our trade and economic relationship, including through Invested,
08:49which is Australia's South East Asia Economic Strategy to 2040.
08:55This includes Monash University's investment into a new campus that I was delighted to launch at the end of last
09:03year.
09:04Prime Minister Anwar and I also discussed developments in our region and around the world.
09:09The nations in our region know that Australia is not one of those friends that only rings up when they
09:15want something.
09:16We engage constructively in good times and in hard times.
09:21And the Indo-Pacific is not a place that we visit.
09:25It's our home.
09:28A diverse and dynamic region with ASEAN centrality to its strength and its success.
09:36I thank Prime Minister for your warmth and hospitality and your friendship,
09:41for the discussions that we have regularly on the phone as well as these face-to-face meetings.
09:47And I look forward to meeting with you on the sidelines of the ASEAN East Asia Summit in the Philippines
09:54in months ahead.
09:55I know that the relationship between Australia and Malaysia will continue to strengthen in the years ahead
10:02and that we will continue working together as partners and friends during this time of global uncertainty.
10:10I thank you.
10:12Thank you, Honourable Prime Minister.
10:14Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen,
10:16We now invite media from Malaysia, followed by Australia, to ask questions to both Prime Ministers.
10:23Assalamualaikum.
10:24Good afternoon, Mr. President, Dr. Sri.
10:27With nearly 40% of Malaysia's crude oil imports exposed to potential disruption via the Straits of Hormuz,
10:35what immediate and concrete steps will Malaysia and Australia take following this visit to safeguard stable energy flows?
10:41And are there any contingency plans to discuss?
10:45We did discuss, of course, Australia is also a producer of some products, and we do.
10:52So these exchanges are useful.
10:55These are, of course, trying, difficult times.
10:59But as friends, and bilaterally, with excellent relations, we give priority.
11:07So we look at the details.
11:09I mean, we also met Petronas chiefs, and they will continue to have detailed discussions.
11:18And I think what we need to do is, of course, to see, first, our domestic requirements
11:25and also Australia's domestic energy requirements,
11:29and see where we can assist each other in a quick-pro-core basis.
11:36The issues, areas which we need from Australia, and also items that they need from us.
11:45So I think it will be certainly beneficial to both countries.
11:50The relationship is one which is a benefit to both countries.
11:56We're a major exporter of LNG to here in Malaysia.
12:01And, of course, we receive a range of products, both fuel and fertilisers, from here in Malaysia.
12:10One of the discussions that we had was as well around the prospect of further enhancement of those relationships.
12:20And we've tasked, with Petronas and with my department here, further work to be done
12:28about how we can deal with what are very challenging times for both of our nations,
12:34as there is right around the globe.
12:37But Australia is very confident that we, of course, will fulfil the contracts that we have here with Malaysia,
12:46because we regard that security as being so important for our relationships in the region.
12:58Hi, Prime Ministers.
13:00Zach De Silva from Australian Associated Press.
13:03Prime Minister Albanese, we've seen pictures today of a massive refinery fire in Geelong.
13:09There are fears this could lead to more pronounced fuel shortages in some parts of Australia.
13:13In your travels through Singapore, Brunei and now Malaysia,
13:18can you point to any additional shipments of fuel you've secured to help deal with some of those shortages?
13:24And will you pour more money into shoring up Australia's fuel reserves in next month's budget?
13:30And, Prime Minister Ibrahim, if I can, your petroleum industry source a lot of their crude oil from the Middle
13:36East.
13:36If that's further restricted in the coming months,
13:40what guarantees can you give to countries like Australia that rely on Malaysian refined fuels
13:46that those shipments won't dry up?
13:50Firstly, on the fire at the Viva refinery in Geelong,
13:57they are very distressing scenes.
13:58On a positive note, it is good that there was no workers harmed
14:06and no human impact of this fire, which has occurred overnight.
14:18I can report that the fire, I'm advised, has been now put out
14:24and I certainly thank Fire Rescue Victoria and the Country Fire Authority
14:30for the work that they have done.
14:33As for the damage, obviously there will need to be an assessment of that
14:38and the consequences for fuel supply.
14:43Clearly there will be consequences for it,
14:46but there will be a proper assessment taking place
14:50over the coming short period as well.
14:56We think that we'll continue to work with the company
15:02to do what we can to make sure that anything that is offline
15:07is brought online as soon as possible.
15:10With regard to fuel as well,
15:14I can announce that my government has secured an additional 100 million litres of diesel
15:23from two shipments, one from Brunei, where I was yesterday,
15:28and one from South Korea.
15:31This is the first of many expected shipments secured
15:35under the government's new Strategic Reserve powers
15:38with the support of Export Finance Australia.
15:41That is very important.
15:44The purchase of more than 570,000 barrels of additional diesel
15:50has been done by Viva, made possible because of the decision
15:55that my government made early in this global crisis
15:59to empower Export Finance Australia to do that.
16:04Additional fuel can be directed to where it is needed most,
16:08including to our farmers.
16:09One of the discussions we had today was very much about diesel.
16:14That's so important at a time where many farmers are looking at planting,
16:19and they will only do that with the confidence
16:23that they'll be able to harvest as well.
16:25So this is welcome news.
16:28It's a practical outcome of the engagement
16:32and the interventions that my government has had
16:35to deal with the consequences of a crisis
16:39right across the other side of the world,
16:41but one that is impacting here in our region
16:44and in Australia in particular.
16:51Malaysia requires minerals, particularly phosphates,
16:57rock phosphates from Australia.
17:00And we have the capacity in exchange, for example,
17:04I'm not using the term exchange,
17:06but in terms of this commercial deal,
17:08to export urea to Australia.
17:12I mean, that's an example where friends can engage effectively
17:17and see what we can offer and what they can offer in place.
17:22And similarly, in terms of, I did express our concern on the issue of diesel
17:29because our supply is inadequate in the medium term.
17:36But in terms of fuel,
17:38we have obtained an assurance from Petronas
17:42that once the domestic requirements are met,
17:47there is clearly some excess.
17:52and we are given an assurance that the priority will be to Australia
17:59because this can be really, I mean,
18:03in exchange among the political parties here,
18:07a very contentious issue
18:11to suggest that we are giving priority to other countries,
18:14not necessarily so.
18:16So, the priority, of course, domestic requirements,
18:22economic resilience in the country.
18:25But here is where such negotiations,
18:28meetings among friends is very critical.
18:31And you have seen that there are certain items and minerals
18:34that we require.
18:36I mean, we import gas,
18:38LNG, sorry, from Australia.
18:41And they have assured of us of this supply
18:45and to honour the commitments and the agreement.
18:48So, we have to also then to ensure
18:51that their requirements beyond what we can make available
18:56will be equally honoured.
19:00That's what friendship is all about.
19:02And I think we have achieved that sort of understanding.
19:05And I'm glad to say that Prime Minister Albanese
19:10will have with his team
19:12a detailed discussion with Petronas.
19:19Gov. Prime Minister, Hasmi from Esra Awani.
19:22In view of the conflict in the Middle East,
19:24Pope Liu has called for peace in the world.
19:27What is Malaysia and Australia's response to Pope Liu's comment?
19:33Well, Albanese is a Catholic.
19:36I'm a Muslim.
19:37But we share something in common.
19:40We have very high regard and respect
19:42for Pope Liu in the Vatican.
19:45He expressed the voice of conscience.
19:48We followed his statements.
19:52And we share his expression,
19:55his desire for peace,
19:57for justice,
19:58that atrocities must end.
20:02And I think any reasonable, sane person,
20:06and I as a Muslim,
20:07and Malaysian generally certainly support
20:10the position taken by the Pope.
20:13And I think we would certainly believe
20:17or suggest that people,
20:19sane people across the world,
20:21should support the call for peace
20:25against any form of injustice,
20:29atrocities,
20:30whether he made reference specifically to Gaza
20:33or the position in the Middle East
20:36or, for that matter,
20:39after the aftermath of the
20:42Israeli-American attack on Tehran and Iran.
20:47But notwithstanding that,
20:49what I think is clearly supported and endorsed by us
20:55is his call for peace,
20:58for justice,
21:00and for order.
21:01And I can't see,
21:04anyway,
21:05one can question,
21:07dispute,
21:07or consider that as an unreasonable
21:11or unfriendly statement.
21:16this is a call
21:17that must be supported by all.
21:19And I'm glad to say, too,
21:20that the present Pope
21:22has done whatever is necessary
21:25to engage
21:26with leaders
21:29of other
21:31religions.
21:32And
21:32I understand also
21:35that he has been
21:37one of the most active
21:38in terms of
21:39engaging
21:40with
21:40Muslim
21:43scholars
21:44at Azhar.
21:46And I've been
21:48really informed
21:49that people are
21:49extremely happy
21:50with this new attitude
21:52towards
21:52friendship
21:53and engagement.
21:55I was
21:56honoured to
21:58have an audience
21:59with the Holy Father
22:00Pope Leo
22:01after his
22:02inaugural Mass
22:03just a year ago.
22:06I found him
22:07a very thoughtful,
22:12dignified,
22:14and
22:14extraordinary
22:17person
22:18who will provide
22:19leadership
22:20not just to
22:22the Catholic Church
22:23but will be
22:25a very significant
22:26figure
22:26in global affairs
22:28as was
22:29his predecessor
22:31Pope Francis.
22:33I think that
22:34the three
22:35great
22:36monotheistic
22:37faiths
22:38have so much
22:39in common
22:41that it is
22:42indeed a tragedy
22:43when we see
22:45war and conflict
22:48over
22:50having an impact
22:52on innocent
22:54people.
22:55And it's not
22:55surprising
22:57that
22:57the Holy
22:59Father would
22:59speak
23:00in favour
23:01of peace
23:02and justice.
23:04And I think
23:04overwhelmingly
23:05that is what
23:07citizens
23:08of countries
23:09and in
23:11Australia
23:11we have
23:14we celebrate
23:16and respect
23:16people of all
23:17faiths
23:17and of none.
23:20And I think
23:20overwhelmingly
23:21people want
23:23to see
23:24peace
23:24and we are
23:26seeing the
23:26consequences
23:27of conflict.
23:29A conflict
23:30on the other
23:30side of the
23:31world.
23:32I think
23:33that
23:33most
23:34people
23:36with respect
23:38I'll speak
23:38about my
23:39citizens.
23:40Most people
23:40if you ask
23:41them to find
23:42the Strait
23:42of Hormuz
23:43on a map
23:44last December
23:45I would be
23:47surprised
23:48if there was
23:49a large number
23:50I could
23:51point to
23:52it directly.
23:54Everyone
23:54knows it
23:55now.
23:56There are
23:57consequences
23:58of conflict
23:59for a loss
24:00of innocent
24:00life but
24:02there are also
24:02consequences
24:03for everybody
24:04in the world
24:05at the moment
24:06due to
24:07what is
24:08extraordinary
24:09negative
24:10economic
24:11consequences
24:12of the
24:13conflict
24:13which is
24:14why we
24:16will continue
24:16to argue
24:17for a
24:18de-escalation
24:19and for
24:20a resolution
24:21through dialogue
24:23rather than
24:24through military
24:25action.
24:31Prime
24:32Ministers
24:32Andrew
24:33Green
24:33from the
24:34West
24:34Australian
24:35and the
24:35Knightley
24:36what is
24:37the policy
24:38of both
24:38of your
24:39nations
24:39when it
24:40comes to
24:41buying
24:41oil
24:42from
24:42countries
24:43which are
24:43subject
24:44to
24:44international
24:45sanctions
24:46such as
24:46Russia
24:47and Iran
24:48and would
24:49you be
24:49prepared
24:50either
24:51country
24:51to pay
24:52a toll
24:52or levy
24:53to the
24:54regime
24:54in Iran
24:55and with
24:56increasing
24:56expectations
24:57that Australia
24:58could soon
24:59impose
24:59a gas
25:00tax
25:01in next
25:02month's
25:02budget
25:02is this
25:04speculation
25:04hurting
25:05chances
25:06of securing
25:07energy
25:08supplies
25:10well the
25:11only speculation
25:11is from
25:12journalists who
25:13believe they
25:14know what's in
25:14a budget
25:14that hasn't
25:15been written
25:15yet
25:17so our
25:18budget will
25:19be in May
25:21and we
25:22will hand
25:23it down
25:24but we
25:24one of
25:25the things
25:25about
25:26Australia
25:27is that
25:28when we
25:29do a deal
25:30with a
25:31country
25:32and whether
25:33it's in
25:33writing or
25:34a shake
25:34of hands
25:35or a
25:36conversation
25:37we stick
25:37that is
25:39what makes
25:40one of the
25:41things that
25:41makes Australia
25:42who we are
25:43and so
25:44I think that
25:45is well
25:46understood
25:46by our
25:48trading
25:48partners
25:49which is
25:49why we
25:51are respected
25:51and why we
25:52are so
25:53trusted
25:53going forward
25:56with regard
25:57to freedom
25:58of navigation
25:59our position
25:59is very
26:00clear
26:00about
26:01UNCLOS
26:02and has
26:03been for
26:04some time
26:05it applies
26:06right around
26:08the world
26:09and I think
26:11there was a
26:11third bit
26:12Andrew
26:17freedom of
26:18navigation
26:19is what
26:20is provided
26:20for
26:21we expect
26:22freedom of
26:23navigation
26:23is the
26:24basis of
26:24international
26:25trade
26:26and that
26:27is very
26:27important
26:28that principle
26:29and it's
26:30one that we
26:30hold to
26:33we as a
26:34country
26:34have been
26:35engaging
26:35with all
26:36countries
26:37as I
26:38mentioned
26:39when the
26:39Prime Minister
26:39Albanese
26:40that the
26:41largest trade
26:42in investments
26:42is still
26:43from the
26:44United States
26:44notwithstanding
26:46we have
26:46good bilateral
26:48relations
26:48with Russia
26:49we trade
26:51with them
26:52and now
26:53I think
26:53there is
26:54absolute necessity
26:55we will have
26:55to manage
26:57because my
26:58priority
26:58the mandate
26:59that I have
27:00is to protect
27:00the interests
27:01of the people
27:03in this country
27:03similarly with Iran
27:05we have
27:07maintained
27:07good bilateral
27:08relations
27:09with the
27:10Islamic Republic
27:11of Iran
27:12and due to
27:14that sort
27:15of an arrangement
27:16many of my
27:16colleagues
27:17in the Gulf
27:18and in the
27:21Arab world
27:21have sought
27:23our views
27:23and our
27:24assistance
27:24to convey
27:27their concerns
27:28and their views
27:29to the
27:30Aryanian leadership
27:31and I think
27:32we use that
27:33to promote
27:34peace
27:35and
27:37resolution
27:38a makeable
27:39resolution
27:39to the
27:40conflict
27:40and on
27:42the position
27:43whether
27:44states of Malacca
27:44or states
27:45almost
27:45we remain
27:46consistent
27:46as freedom
27:47of navigation
27:49but
27:50there are
27:51of course
27:51issues
27:52that must
27:52be resolved
27:53you cannot
27:54ignore
27:54the fact
27:55that
27:55when a
27:56country has
27:57been attacked
27:58and no
27:59assurance
28:00of guarantee
28:00of security
28:01they are
28:01concerned
28:02that you
28:02must also
28:03address
28:03and that's
28:04why I
28:04think
28:04whilst
28:06supporting
28:07the position
28:07of freedom
28:08of navigation
28:09we also
28:10want
28:10to get a
28:12guarantee
28:12from
28:13countries
28:14big powers
28:15included
28:16to end
28:17to end
28:19animosity
28:21and attack
28:22and even
28:23sanctions
28:23against
28:24other
28:25countries
28:25so we
28:27look at
28:28the more
28:29comprehensive
28:30manner
28:31but ultimately
28:32we are
28:32for peace
28:33and
28:34the streets
28:36almost
28:37must
28:38finally
28:39be
28:40open
28:41to avail
28:42to the
28:43international
28:44community
28:45so that
28:45you will
28:46have
28:46resolved
28:47major
28:47issue
28:48confronting
28:49not only
28:50the region
28:51but also
28:51the world
28:52thank you
28:54excellencies
28:55ladies and
28:55gentlemen
28:56we have
28:56now
28:57concluded
28:57our
28:57joint
28:58press
28:58conference
28:58announcing
29:00the departure
29:00of the
29:01Honorable
29:01Prime Minister
29:02of Malaysia
29:03and the
29:04Honorable
29:04Prime Minister
29:05of Australia
29:07the rest
29:08of the
29:08delegation
29:08may proceed
29:09to the
29:09ground floor
29:10thank you
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