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Marco Rubio: “We signed a memorandum of understanding with Malaysia on…”

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Marco Rubio Discusses US Trade Relations and Strategic Partnerships in Southeast Asia

Published July 11, 2025 | Video Starts at 18:44

We're not walking away from the strong economic ties we have in the region on the country. We want to build on them. Just yesterday We signed a memorandum of understanding with Malaysia on civil nuclear cooperation. The I believe as either last night or early this morning, our arrangement on another civil nuclear program with Thailand came into effect. (18:44–18:52)

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Asserts that the US signed a memorandum of understanding with Malaysia on civil nuclear cooperation.

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