Anwar in high-level talks with US on tariffs

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Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim says Asean nations can weather the impact of the Trump administration’s ‘reciprocal’ tariffs if they put up a united stand.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/04/05/anwar-in-high-level-talks-with-us-on-tariffs/  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/04/05/tak-boleh-gopoh-anwar-seru-asean-bijaksana-depani-tarif-as/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #AnwarIbrahim #USA #Tariffs

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00:00Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim says he has engaged in high-level talks with the U.S. after it

00:07imposed sweeping tariffs on Malaysia and some 180 other countries on Wednesday.

00:13While Anwar said the impact of the 24 percent reciprocal tariff on Malaysia is uncertain,

00:18he was confident the country could weather the resulting economic impact if ASEAN put

00:23up a united front with the help of other leading Asian nations.

00:27He said he has personally contacted several individuals close to U.S. President Donald

00:32Trump, while Foreign Minister Mohamed Hassan received a call from U.S. Secretary of State

00:37Marco Rubio yesterday to continue negotiations.

00:42Anwar said he spent yesterday discussing the tariffs with ASEAN leaders to reach a consensus,

00:46adding that he will also contact the leaders of China, Japan and South Korea to ensure

00:51that they come up with a coordinated response.

00:55He said his discussions with ASEAN leaders saw them agree that the regional bloc should

00:59proceed cautiously.

01:01According to the Trump administration, the U.S. had to deal with 47 percent trade barriers

01:05from Malaysia, a claim Putrajaya denied.

01:09In an executive order signed by Trump on Wednesday, Malaysia was hit with a 24 percent reciprocal

01:14tariff by the U.S. effective April 9.

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