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Najib (left) and Trump.
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump plans to meet Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on Sept 12 at the White House, two senior U.S. officials said on Wednesday.
The Wall Street Journal, which first reported the plan for a meeting, said Najib has been eager to emphasize his friendship with Trump.
“President Trump looks forward to celebrating the 60th anniversary of United States-Malaysia bilateral relations and discussing ways to strengthen and broaden our bilateral relationship and expand regional cooperation with one of America’s closest partners in Southeast Asia,” said a White House statement announcing Najib's Sept 12 visit.
US relations with Malaysia, which the United States sees as an important partner in standing up to China's extensive territorial claims in East Asia, had improved under former President Barack Obama, who in 2014 became the first US president to visit the country in 50 years.
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