Dubai: His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Sunday received Malaysian Prime Minister Mohammad Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak and the delegation accompanying him.
The Malaysian Prime Minister, who arrived on Saturday, is on a three-day official visit to the country.
Shaikh Mohammad and the Malaysian premier discussed a number of economic issues concerning both countries and underlined the importance of strengthening bilateral relations, especially in trade, ad well as the need to establish joint economic partnerships in the best interests of both nations.
Abdul Razak expressed his confidence that his visit to the UAE would help open up new avenues of cooperation and extend bridges of cultural and tourist communication. He congratulated Shaikh Mohammad and the UAE’s leadership on Dubai’s victory to host the World Expo 2020, considering it a worthy success as the UAE serves as a gateway between the East and the West and also is home to global cultures.
Also, General Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on Sunday received the Malaysian premier Abdul Razak who was accompanied by his wife, Rosmah Mansour.
The Malaysian Prime Minister was accorded an official reception where he and Shaikh Mohammad headed to the podium of honour, during which the national anthems of the UAE and Malaysia were played and a 21-gun salute was fired in honour of the guest. Shaikh Mohammad greeted the members of the official delegation accompanying the Prime Minister.
Later, in the presence of Shaikh Mohammad and the Malaysian Prime Minister, and in recognition of the outstanding relations between the two countries, the UAE’s General Authority of Islamic Affairs and Endowments, Awqaf, and the Malaysia Development Fund, formalised an agreement to develop a mosque complex in Bandar Malaysia.
Under the agreement, the Malaysian Fund, as the master developer of Bandar Malaysia, will provide a dedicated site for the project and the UAE’s Awqaf will fund the development of its design and construction.
