PUTRAJAYA, June 19 — Chinese Premier Li Qiang, on his three-day official visit to Malaysia, was given an official welcome at Dataran Perdana here today.
Li, who arrived in Malaysia yesterday for his maiden visit to the country since assuming premiership in March last year, was received by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim at the ceremony venue today at 9.30am, before the national anthems of both countries were played.
Li then inspected a guard of honour mounted by three officers and 103 members of the First Battalion of the Royal Malay Regiment.
Also present at the ceremony were both Deputy Prime Ministers Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof, Cabinet members, senior government officials and foreign diplomats.
Li and Anwar held a meeting to discuss bilateral ties between Malaysia and China and exchange views on regional and international issues of mutual interests.
The two leaders will witness the exchange of several memorandums of understanding and agreements in areas of cooperation including digital economy, green development, tourism, housing and urban development, higher education, science and technology, and the export of agricommodities to China.
Li arrived at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Sepang, at 8.44pm yesterday.
In 2023, China remained Malaysia’s largest trading partner for 15 consecutive years since 2009, with a trade volume of RM450.84 billion.
— Bernama
