
Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Malaysian PM Najib Razak
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Malaysian counterpart Najib Razak ahead of delegation-level talks here on Saturday.
“Honouring a shared heritage. PM @narendramodi receives PM @NajibRazak at Hyderabad House,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Gopal Baglay tweeted.
A number of agreements are expected to be signed between India and Malaysia following the delegation-level talks between the two sides.
Earlier in the day, Razak was accorded a ceremonial welcome at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here.
Thereafter he called on President Pranab Mukherjee and Vice President Hamid Ansari. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj too called on the visiting dignitary.
Razak arrived in Chennai on Thursday on a six-day visit to India and reched New Delhi on Friday evening.
He will also visit Jaipur on Sunday where he will meet Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje Scindia.
The is the Malaysian Prime Minister’s third official visit to India.

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