Wednesday 23 October 2013

Najib arrives home from USA visit

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak returned from a trip to the United States today, having made a National Statement at the UN General Debate on Sept 28 as well as chaired the third Global Science & Innovation Advisory Council (GSIAC) meeting. — File pic

SEPANG, Oct 1 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has returned home after his visit to the United States of America from Sept 22 to 29.

Najib and wife, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, arrived at the Bunga Raya Complex, KL International Airport (KLIA) here at 7pm today.

Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Dr Ali Hamsa, Wanita Umno chief Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil and several Barisan Nasional (BN) component party and government leaders welcomed their arrival.

In his visit to the US, the prime minister led the Malaysian delegation to the 68th United Nations General Assembly in New York from Sept 25 to 29.

He made a statement at the High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on Nuclear Disarmament on Sept 26, and a National Statement at the General Debate on Sept 28.

Besides that, Najib also delivered a keynote address at an Asia Society function and held a meeting with key industry figures from Asean and the US during a luncheon event with the US-Asean Business Council and US Chamber of Commerce, as well as hosted a dinner funtion with Malaysians in New York on Sept 28. 

Before that, he held a working visit to San Francisco for an annual general meeting of the Global Science & Innovation Advisory Council (GSIAC) from Sept 22 to 24.

He chaired the 3rd GSIAC meeting and officiated a forum at the highest level on green technology, which was participated by international and national council members who were global specialists in science and innovation. GSIAC was founded by the prime minister in 2010, as part of his continuous effort to transform Malaysia into a high-income nation by increasing Malaysia’s capability in science and innovation.

In San Francisco, Najib also attended the 7th Biotechnology International Advisory Panel (BIO-IAP) meeting and visited the Silicon Valley, which included stops to the headquarters of Google, Twitter and a personal visit to Facebook chairman and chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg at his office in Menlo Park. — Bernama

(Source: http://www.themalaymailonline.com)

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