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President receives new Malaysian PM
The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Thu, 04/23/2009 11:02 AM | National
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, received newly inaugurated Malaysian Prime Minister M. Najib Tun Razk, who is on a two-day visit in Indonesia, at the State Palace in Jakarta on Thursday morning.Najibs's visit was intended as a courtesy call on Yudhoyono, a long-standing tradition shared among newly elected leaders of ASEAN countries.
The visit was Najib’s premier visit to Indonesia since he was inaugurated as the new Malaysian Prime Minister on April 3, replacing former Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
Najib is accompanied by eight of his Cabinet ministers: the foreign affairs minister, the defense minister, the trade minister, the transportation minister, the home affairs minister, the plantation minister, the agriculture minister and the manpower minister.
Najib and Yudhoyono are expected to have talks on bilateral relationship between Indonesia and Malaysia, as well as a number of regional and global issues.
Besides having a meeting with Yudhoyono, Najib is also scheduled to meet with Vice President Jusuf Kalla, People’s Consultative Assembly Speaker Hidayat Nurwahid and House of Representatives Speaker Agung Laksono. (dre)
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