KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 28 -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim shared a light moment with his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese at the Asean-Australian Summit here, jesting as to why the latter's delegation does not include Foreign Minister Penny Wong.

Anwar posed the question when Albanese was delivering his opening remarks, just as the Australian PM touched on the point that his country and Malaysian people share a deep connection, citing Wong's Malaysian ancestry.

"Why isn't she here?" Anwar asked, smiling.

"Well, our Parliament is going on right now, she has to be there," Albanese replied with a light laughter.

In his opening remark earlier, Anwar thanked Australia, expressing his gratitude to the country as Asean's first ...