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PM DESCRIBES HIS VISIT TO THREE CONTINENTS AS A WHIRLWIND TRIP
KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) - Prime Minister Najib Razak Sunday
described his whirlwind trip last month not only as renewing international relations with investor countries but also to bring in the investors to Malaysia.
He said the 44,000-mile journey across three continents of Europe, North America and Asia was not a leisure visit as he had a very tight schedule attending various meetings and delivering lectures as well as speeches.
"It was a whirlwind trip, to say the least, but I am optimistic about Malaysia’s future, thanks to the encouraging responses and outcomes from my visits, and the promise of more and better jobs for Malaysians," he said in his latest post entitled "A Lengthy Blog for a Lengthy Trip" in his www.1malaysia.com.my blog, here Sunday.
Najib said he began his trip to Saudi Arabia to attend a private royal luncheon with King Abdullah, which was a rare and great honour.
His next working visit took him to Qatar, where he met his counterpart, Sheikh Hamad Jassim Jabar al-Thani in a four-eyed meeting to reinforce Malaysia's relationship with the Gulf nation.
Najib said he urged Malaysian companies to increase their economic presence there and make the most of these opportunities as Qatar prepared to host the FIFA World Cup in 2022 and a massive number of infrastructure projects had been launched in the range of US$140 billion.
From the Middle East, he flew to England, arriving in London on Sunday evening to visit the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies' (OXCIS) new building site and to deliver a lecture at the historic Sheldonian Theatre.
After a two-day visit, he was off to the United States to focus on
attracting business investors and his first stop was New York, where he launched Invest Malaysia 2011 at the NYSE to an audience of over 360 potential investors.
"From my interactions with the business community there, I am optimistic that foreign direct investment will continue to pour in, as several multinational companies have already stated their intention to invest up to US$6 billion. This means more jobs for Malaysians," he said.
Najib also chaired the inaugural Global Science and Innovation Advisory Council (GSIAC) meeting at the New York Academy of Sciences and spoke about a Digital Malaysia Masterplan in development, which was a centralised approach to capitalise on key opportunities from the increasing digitalisation of the world.
From New York, Najib travelled to Washington and then Maryland, the home of the renowned Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore where he was thrilled that the university would be establishing a medical programme in Malaysia beginning September this year, through a collaboration with Perdana University in Serdang.
During his trip, he took some time to witness his daughter Nooryana Najwa's graduation ceremony where she received her Bachelor of Science degree at the Georgetown University.
"If you are a parent, I’m sure you can relate when occasions like this reaffirm our belief that we have done our best as parents to guide and nurture our children towards adulthood. It was, in a word, bittersweet," he said.
Najib then decided to fly back to Malaysia a bit sooner than scheduled to visit the site and survivors of the tragic landslide incident in Hulu Langat, in the state of Selangor.
Two days later, he headed for Japan for a brief working visit to address the delegates at the 17th International Nikkei Conference in Tokyo.
described his whirlwind trip last month not only as renewing international relations with investor countries but also to bring in the investors to Malaysia.
He said the 44,000-mile journey across three continents of Europe, North America and Asia was not a leisure visit as he had a very tight schedule attending various meetings and delivering lectures as well as speeches.
"It was a whirlwind trip, to say the least, but I am optimistic about Malaysia’s future, thanks to the encouraging responses and outcomes from my visits, and the promise of more and better jobs for Malaysians," he said in his latest post entitled "A Lengthy Blog for a Lengthy Trip" in his www.1malaysia.com.my blog, here Sunday.
Najib said he began his trip to Saudi Arabia to attend a private royal luncheon with King Abdullah, which was a rare and great honour.
His next working visit took him to Qatar, where he met his counterpart, Sheikh Hamad Jassim Jabar al-Thani in a four-eyed meeting to reinforce Malaysia's relationship with the Gulf nation.
Najib said he urged Malaysian companies to increase their economic presence there and make the most of these opportunities as Qatar prepared to host the FIFA World Cup in 2022 and a massive number of infrastructure projects had been launched in the range of US$140 billion.
From the Middle East, he flew to England, arriving in London on Sunday evening to visit the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies' (OXCIS) new building site and to deliver a lecture at the historic Sheldonian Theatre.
After a two-day visit, he was off to the United States to focus on
attracting business investors and his first stop was New York, where he launched Invest Malaysia 2011 at the NYSE to an audience of over 360 potential investors.
"From my interactions with the business community there, I am optimistic that foreign direct investment will continue to pour in, as several multinational companies have already stated their intention to invest up to US$6 billion. This means more jobs for Malaysians," he said.
Najib also chaired the inaugural Global Science and Innovation Advisory Council (GSIAC) meeting at the New York Academy of Sciences and spoke about a Digital Malaysia Masterplan in development, which was a centralised approach to capitalise on key opportunities from the increasing digitalisation of the world.
From New York, Najib travelled to Washington and then Maryland, the home of the renowned Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore where he was thrilled that the university would be establishing a medical programme in Malaysia beginning September this year, through a collaboration with Perdana University in Serdang.
During his trip, he took some time to witness his daughter Nooryana Najwa's graduation ceremony where she received her Bachelor of Science degree at the Georgetown University.
"If you are a parent, I’m sure you can relate when occasions like this reaffirm our belief that we have done our best as parents to guide and nurture our children towards adulthood. It was, in a word, bittersweet," he said.
Najib then decided to fly back to Malaysia a bit sooner than scheduled to visit the site and survivors of the tragic landslide incident in Hulu Langat, in the state of Selangor.
Two days later, he headed for Japan for a brief working visit to address the delegates at the 17th International Nikkei Conference in Tokyo.
