Dr M holds talks with Wang
Thursday, 2 Aug 2018
PUTRAJAYA: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has met China’s top diplomat Wang Yi to iron out details over the Malaysian Prime Minister’s upcoming visit to China.
Wang, who is China’s State Councillor and Foreign Affairs Minister, called on Dr Mahathir at Perdana Putra yesterday. He is on a two-day working visit to Malaysia that began Tuesday.
Dr Mahathir and Wang discussed bilateral and regional issues, as well as investment and transportation during their meeting. It lasted for about 90 minutes.
Present at the discussion was China’s Ambassador to Malaysia Bai
They spent almost three hours discussing bilateral and regional issues.
Wang said his visit to Malaysia was to make preparations with his Malaysian counterpart over Dr Mahathir’s official visit to China middle of the month.
Wang visited Malaysia in 2013 and 2015 in his capacity as China’s Foreign Affairs Minister.
It is his first visit to Malaysia after being promoted as a State Councillor in March.
According to reports, in the Chinese power hierarchy, the State Councillor is the top diplomatic post. — Bernama
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