JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) sent a congratulatory message to Muhyiddin Yassin after he was sworn in as the eighth prime minister by the King today.
The message was sent via the Twitter account of Jokowi’s spokesman, Fadjroel Rachman, via his Twitter account @fadjroel.
“President Jokowi congratulates Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s inauguration; God-willing it will be successful.
“I hope that the good relations between the two countries will always be blessed,” the tweet stated.
Earlier, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong also congratulated Muhyiddin.
“Spoke to Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to congratulate him,” Lee tweeted.
“I am confident Singapore’s long-standing and multi-faceted relationship with Malaysia will grow under his leadership, and benefit both the peoples,” he added.