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The Malaysian foreign minister, Syed Hamid Albar, later told local reporters that Powell had proposed that American and Malaysian officials review the idea of forming a regional training center in Malaysia to coordinate antiterrorism activities.

Syed Hamid Albar, a Malaysian minister, told reporters that Powell had proposed that American and Malaysian officials review the idea of forming a training center in Malaysia.