PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad will be making a three-day working visit to Tokyo, Japan, starting Wednesday (May 29) to attend the 25th International Conference on The Future of Asia. Wisma Putra said Dr Mahathir would also participate in several interview sessions conducted by Nikkei's communication media networks. Dr Mahathir is also scheduled to meet Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on May 31 for a bilateral meeting. "This visit is expected to further enhance the existing multi-layered strong ties and bonds between Japan and Malaysia under the Look East Policy," Wisma Putra said. According to Wisma Putra, Japan was Malaysia's fourth largest global trading partner in 2018 with bilateral trade recorded at RM132.57bil (US$32.86bil).

Source: The Star May 28, 2019 08:15 UTC