KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia’s king, Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar, will make the first state visit of a monarch from the country to Russia, in a trip at the invitation of President Vladimir Putin that runs from Aug 5 to 10, the palace said Saturday.
“This visit also reflects the important role of the Malaysian monarchy in driving the nation’s diplomacy,” according to the statement from the palace, The visit will strengthen ties and enhance cooperation in sectors including trade, education and technology, it said.
Sultan Ibrahim will attend a state banquet hosted by Putin and visit an automotive technology development company as well as the Tochka Kipeniya Technology and Innovation Hub, the statement said.
After concluding the Moscow visit, the king travels to Kazan on Aug 8, where he will tour a helicopter manufacturing facility.
The visit follows Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s trip to Moscow in May, where talks covered areas including education, agriculture, food security, energy and defence.
During the meeting, Putin had criticised a United Nations (UN) probe that found his country responsible for the downing of a Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, which killed all 298 passengers and crew in 2014.
The reconstructed wreckage of the MH17 airplane is seen after the presentation of the final report into the crash of July 2014 of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine, in Gilze Rijen, the Netherlands, on Oct 13, 2015. (Photo: Reuters)
“This visit also reflects the important role of the Malaysian monarchy in driving the nation’s diplomacy,” according to the statement from the palace, The visit will strengthen ties and enhance cooperation in sectors including trade, education and technology, it said.
Sultan Ibrahim will attend a state banquet hosted by Putin and visit an automotive technology development company as well as the Tochka Kipeniya Technology and Innovation Hub, the statement said.
After concluding the Moscow visit, the king travels to Kazan on Aug 8, where he will tour a helicopter manufacturing facility.
The visit follows Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s trip to Moscow in May, where talks covered areas including education, agriculture, food security, energy and defence.
During the meeting, Putin had criticised a United Nations (UN) probe that found his country responsible for the downing of a Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, which killed all 298 passengers and crew in 2014.
The reconstructed wreckage of the MH17 airplane is seen after the presentation of the final report into the crash of July 2014 of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine, in Gilze Rijen, the Netherlands, on Oct 13, 2015. (Photo: Reuters)
