Malaysia stands ready to cooperate with Indonesia to send peacekeeping forces to Gaza if given a mandate by the United Nations (UN), Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced on social media after a phone call with Indonesia president-elect Prabowo Subianto on Monday (Jul 1).

Such a peacekeeping collaboration could expand to a regional level involving the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Mr Anwar suggested in his Facebook post following the call.

The duo had a three-minute conversation and exchanged views on issues including Mr Prabowo’s representation of his country on the world stage, Mr Anwar added.

“I also welcomed the idea of cooperation in the Malaysia-Indonesia international peacekeeping mission and the possibility of expanding this collaboration to the ASEAN regional level,” he wrote.

In their call, Mr Anwar also wished Mr Prabowo a speedy recovery after a leg surgery, which he underwent last month.