PM Anwar To Chair MA63 Implementation Action Council Meeting In Sabah This Friday

KOTA KINABALU, Sept 7 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is scheduled to chair the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) Implementation Action Council meeting at the Sabah International Convention Centre (SICC) here this Friday (Sept 11).

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Sabah and Sarawak) Datuk Mustapha Sakmud said Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg and Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor are also expected to attend, with Sabah hosting the meeting.

“For everyone’s information, the MA63 Implementation Action Council meeting will be held this Friday, Sept 11, chaired by the Prime Minister and attended by the Sarawak Premier, with our Chief Minister hosting the meeting.

“There will also be a special MA63 session. I will address the relevant matters then,” he said when asked to comment further on MA63-related issues at a contribution presentation ceremony for fire victims at Kolej Tingkatan Enam Prauniversiti Kota Kinabalu today.

Mustapha said the meeting is one of the main platforms for discussing matters related to the implementation of MA63 between the federal government, Sabah and Sarawak.

The MA63 Implementation Action Council meeting is among the key mechanisms for discussing and coordinating matters concerning the rights and interests of Sabah and Sarawak under the agreement.

-- BERNAMA