Modi arrives in Malaysia
Thursday - May 31, 2018 9:13 am ,
Category : WORLD
Modi arrives in Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur May 31 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here from Indonesia on Thursday on the second leg of his three-nation tour of Southeast Asia.
In his brief stopover here Modi will meet newly elected Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.
"Malaysia is a strategic partner and a priority country in our Act East Policy " Indian External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar tweeted soon after Modi s arrival.
Mahathir who governed Malaysia for more than two decades at the age of 92 became the world s oldest elected leader earlier this month.
From here Modi will leave for Singapore later in the day on the third and last leg of his tour.
--IANS ab/ksk
In his brief stopover here Modi will meet newly elected Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.
"Malaysia is a strategic partner and a priority country in our Act East Policy " Indian External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar tweeted soon after Modi s arrival.
Mahathir who governed Malaysia for more than two decades at the age of 92 became the world s oldest elected leader earlier this month.
From here Modi will leave for Singapore later in the day on the third and last leg of his tour.
--IANS ab/ksk
