Najib confident of stronger Malaysia-India ties

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak has expressed confidence that his two-day working visit to India to attend the Asean-India Commemorative Summit, will greatly improve Asean-India and Malaysia-India relations.
He said many matters would be raised and discussed at the summit, among them investments, connectivity, security and geopolitical considerations.
"If my last visit resulted in long-term investment commitments of RM158 billion, I am confident the current visit will take Asean-India and Malaysia-India relations to greater heights," he said in a video clip uploaded onto his Facebook account Thursday.
Najib said that despite a tight schedule during his visit, he was confident that all the scheduled events would go smoothly.
This is Najib's fourth visit to India after taking over as the Prime Minister in 2009. The last one was less than a year ago, from Mar 30 to April 4 last year, and it took him to Chennai, Jaipur and New Delhi.
The current visit is also at the invitation of his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi.
The Asean-India Commemorative Summit is being held in conjunction with the 25th anniversary of the Asean-India Dialogue.
Besides Najib, the leaders of the nine other Asean countries, namely Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, are also attending the summit.
All of them will also attend India's 69th Republic Day parade on Friday as chief guests. — Bernama