King Salman, PM Najib Hold Talks In Putrajaya

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Prime Minister Najib Razak began talks Monday afternoon in this Malaysian administrative capital. The Saudi monarch arrived at Seri Perdana, the official residence of the Prime Minister, the venue of the meeting, at 2.20pm. They are to hold a private meeting before heading to the delegation meeting between the two countries. The King and Najib will preside over the signing of a number of memorandums of understanding on cooperation in fields such as science and education, economy, labour and human resource as well as news exchange. King Salman arrived Monday for a four-day state visit to Malaysia at the invitation of Malaysian ruler Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Muhammad V. -- BERNAMA