PM NAJIB CONGRATULATES NEW BRITISH PM

PUTRAJAYA, July 8 (Bernama) -- Najib Razak Thursday spoke with British Prime
Minister David Cameron and discussed economic and political matters of mutual
interest.

The prime minister also congratulated Cameron on his appointment as the new
British prime minister two months ago.

Najib made the call from his office at the Finance Ministry, here at 3.15pm
and spoke for about 12 minutes.

Speaking to Bernama after the call, Najib, who is also the Finance Minister,
said in their conversation, Cameron felt that Britain should re-engage ties with
Malaysia and the region because previously, Britain had been giving more
attention to other areas.

"...and (Cameron also) took into consideration that this region has good
economic prospects compared to other areas, thus the opportunity to boost trade
and investment is very positive," he said.

Najib said Cameron also hoped to encourage British companies to focus on
Malaysia.

"Specifically, he mentioned about the role of Tesco to expand business in
this country," he said.

In the conversation, the prime minister said Britain appreciated Malaysia's
role in Afghanistan and expressed concern over Iran's intention to own nuclear
weapons.

On May 12, the Conservative Party led by Cameron and the Liberal Democratic
Party reached a consensus to form the first coalition government in Britain
since 1945.

The new government came to power after the British general election two
months ago, which ended the Labour Party's 13-year rule under Prime Minister
Tony Blair and his successor, Gordon Brown.

Cameron, 43, a former public affairs executive, is the youngest British
prime minister in the last 200 years.
-- BERNAMA


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