VIENTIANE, June 27 ― Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today invited Laos to tap into Malaysia’s halal expertise if it wishes to enter a larger market of Muslim consumers.
“We have a small advantage in the halal food industries, which I think you should utilise so that you will be able to expand the export to the Muslim countries and the Middle East,” he said. Anwar’s maiden visit to the Asean member state, after being sworn in as the prime minister on November 24 last year was at the invitation of Siphandone.
During the press conference, Anwar also reaffirmed the need for Asean to reinforce the five points of its consensus, to deal with more precarious conditions and try to find amicable resolutions to the long-standing conflict in Myanmar, which is also affecting the security and economic welfare of both countries.