WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and US President Barack Obama met in a historic bilateral meeting here, paving the way for a new era in Malaysian-American ties.
The two leaders looked relaxed as they settled down to their first ever bilateral meeting at 11.30am yesterday (Malaysian time 11.30pm) at the Walter E. Washington Convention Centre where Obama is hosting the inaugural two-day Nuclear Security Summit.
Najib and Obama talked for 40 minutes, longer than their scheduled half-hour meeting, flanked by Acting Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim, who is Information Communi-cation and Culture Minister, and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
They spoke about trade between their countries, security in the Asian region and Malaysia’s role in the Islamic world.
Najib and Obama: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak meeting
US President Barack Obama at the Walter E. Washington Convention Centre
ahead of the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, sending clear
signals of a fresh spring in relations between Malaysia and the United States.
The two leaders spoke for 40 minutes. Najib and Chinese President Hu Jintao are the
only leaders from Asia to meet Obama on the sidelines of the summit. — Reuter
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