PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim believes United States President Barack Obama is under pressure not to meet him when the US leader visits Malaysia this weekend.

"I believe he is under pressure from Prime Minister Najib (Abdul Razak) not to see me when the US president visits Malaysia next week to discuss the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA).

"Najib has agreed to sign the TPPA," Anwar said.

The TPPA is a free trade agreement currently being negotiated by twelve countries - the US, Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam.

Expressing Pakatan Rakyat's support for good relations between Malaysia and America, Anwar said: "We support trade and investments between the two countries. But we do not agree and do not support the TPPA.

"Even though a free trade agreement is important as it eliminates tariffs, import quotas and preferences, there are certain provisions that work against the needs and interests of the local industries and our business community.

"We must protect the interests of the local businessmen," he said, and accused Najib of having agreed to all the provisions under the TPPA.

On Obama's visit to Malaysia, Anwar said:  "The US Embassy in Kuala Lumpur explained to me that Obama would not meet opposition leaders when he also visits the Philippines, Korea and Japan.

"But the embassy proposed that I meet US National Security Adviser Susan Rice, who will be accompanying the president on the visit to Malaysia," he told a media conference yesterday evening.

He said he would confirm with the US Embassy later and would suggest that Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng ( left ) and some PAS leaders also be invited to meet her.

Global concern over Anwar being jailed

Meanwhile, Anwar also revealed that several world leaders had expressed interest in meeting with him, apparently on their understanding that he would be jailed within the next two or three months.

"They have expressed concern over me going to prison, and when I was in London recently, at a dinner with former US vice-president Al Gore and with other world leaders, they even suggested that I should remain in London and not to return to Malaysia as I could be jailed.

"They know that Najib will use the court to jail me. In fact he has directed the attorney-general to appeal against the Court of Appeal's decision to increase my five-year sentence.

"Even a British cabinet minister, with whom I had breakfast last Wednesday morning, tried to persuade me to stay back in London.

"I told him I will not run away as I believe in God to do justice for me," he said.

Anwar also said he believed that Najib would go all out to jail him and that his current visit to Kuching might be the last for him, if he fails in his Sodomy II appeal in the Federal court.

Several other Pakatan leaders are also are being hauled to court and to be jailed, he said, and went on to accuse the Najib regime of being arrogant, inhumane and cruel.

"But despite all these, we must fight back. Lawan tetap lawan ," he added.