M'SIAN PM NAJIB RECEIVES DELEGATION FROM BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 18 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Najib Razak Thursday met
Stefan Mappus, the Minister President of the German state, Baden-Wurttemberg.

Among matters discussed in the 30-minute meeting at the Prime Minister's
Office were economic cooperation particularly in the field of high-technology,
officials said.

Baden-Wurttemberg is the third largest state among Germany's 16 states. Its
main economic activities are automobile, medical technology, aerospace,
pharmaceutical and biotechnology.

As of September this year, the total export from the German state to
Malaysia reached 341.776 million euros while import from Malaysia amounted to
604.375 million euros.

The German state has the highest concentration of Malaysian students, with
237 out of 703 students in Germany are in Baden-Wurttemberg, studying
engineering.

Minister President Mappus is on a four-day visit to Malaysia until tomorrow.
-- BERNAMA