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WORKING VISIT OF HIS EXCELLENCY SHRI NARENDRA MODI, PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA TO MALAYSIA, 31 MAY 2018
WORKING VISIT OF HIS EXCELLENCY SHRI NARENDRA MODI, PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA TO MALAYSIA, 31 MAY 2018
His Excellency Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India who is on a scheduled visit to this region is making a stopover in Malaysia on 31 May 2018. This visit is to enable him to personally extend his best wishes and congratulations to YAB Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad on Pakatan Harapan's momentous electoral victory at the 14th General Election and his recent appointment as the 7th Prime Minister of Malaysia.
This would be the first meeting between the two leaders. Prime Minister Modi’s last visit to Malaysia was on 23 November 2015. Malaysia and India enjoy close relations through cultural and historical linkages as well as in various key areas particularly infrastructure development, education, tourism and defence. India is Malaysia’s largest trading partner in South Asia with total trade amounting to RM61.43 billion in 2017.
During the brief stopover, Prime Minister Modi would also be meeting with the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, YAB Datuk Seri Dr. Wan Azizah Wan Ismail and her spouse, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. This would also be their first meeting.
The meetings between leaders of both countries underline the fundamental strength of the millennia-old relations between Malaysia and India. It also demonstrates the strong commitment of both countries to further strengthen the strategic partnership. Further, it is a meeting of minds between two important regional democracies. Both countries have had regular elections at the State as well as at the Federal level, and have experienced peaceful transfers of power.
PUTRAJAYA
28 May 2018