KUALA LUMPUR: United States secretary of state Antony Blinken congratulated Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on his appointment as the 10th prime minister.
In a tweet today, he said the US is expected to deepen the comprehensive collaboration between both nations and the the Indo-Pacific.
"Congratulations to the people of Malaysia on their national elections and to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
"We look forward to strengthening our comprehensive partnership and advancing a more sustainable, secure, inclusive, and prosperous Malaysia and Indo-Pacific," he said.
Yesterday, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was sworn in as Malaysia's 10th prime minister at Istana Negara before the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, at 5 pm.