'Loyal friend' Prabowo says Indonesia-Malaysia ties should be more special than others

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During his working visit to Malaysia on Jan 27, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto once again recalled his childhood days in the country.  He said Malaysia and Indonesia share many mutual interests, and their relationship should be more special than others due to their similarities in language, culture and religion.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/de8nx3k6  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00This is a sign of a strong relationship between me and Malaysia.

00:30We've been together since we were young, and we've never been apart.

00:37We've been together since we were young, and we've never been apart.

00:44We've been together since we were young, and we've never been apart.

00:51We've been together since we were young, and we've never been to school together in America.

01:06At that time, I was still thin.

01:11So this relationship is long.

01:13I also feel that Malaysia is my hometown.

01:17Because I grew up in Malaysia, I went to school in Malaysia, and my family is in Malaysia.

01:25My family, my parents, were very close to the Malaysian founders, Tunggu Abdul Rahman and Turun Razak.

01:36So we have a lot of emotional relations with Malaysia.

01:41So I often go to Malaysia.

01:43But after I left Brazil, it wasn't as easy as before.

01:48Now there are a lot of protocols, a lot of controls.

01:55So I'm sorry if it's difficult for you.

02:00Malaysia and Indonesia, in my opinion, have the same interests.

02:08We are Asian.

02:11We have a blood relationship.

02:13We have a cultural relationship.

02:16We even have an ethnic relationship.

02:22If I'm not mistaken, there are many Malaysian leaders who still have family in Indonesia.

02:32This must make the relationship between Malaysia and Indonesia more special.

02:39We are a whole country.

02:41We are a country of one culture.

02:43Most of our people have the same religion.

02:46Our language actually comes from the same language.

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