British PM Accorded Official Welcome At Perdana Square

PUTRAJAYA, April 12 (Bernama) -- British Prime Minister David Cameron was accorded an official welcome at Perdana Square, Bangunan Perdana Putra, here, in conjunction with his two-day official visit to Malaysia. Cameron (left) was greeted upon arrival there by Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak (right). Also present were Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and other Cabinet ministers. The national anthems of both nations were played by the First Battalion of the Royal Malay Regiment. The British prime minister was then introduced to the Cabinet ministers, foreign envoys and senior government officials. The British Premier's visit to Malaysia was at the invitation the Malaysian Prime Minister and was his first official visit to Malaysia since becoming prime minister in May 2010. Cameron is scheduled to deliver a speech at the Malaysia-Britain Trade and Investment Forum, hold a bilateral meeting with his Malaysian counterpart to discuss cooperation in various fields for mutual benefits, besides attending a Global Movement of Moderates (GMM) programme at the University of Nottingham, Malaysian Campus in Semenyih. In 2011, Britain was Malaysia's fourth biggest trading partner among member countries of the European Union (EU) with total trade amounting to RM13.03 billion (US$4.23 billion) while Malaysia was Britain's second biggest trading partner among Asean member countries. (photoBERNAMA) MALAYSIA