Malaysian PM Receives Courtesy Call from US Attorney-General Eric Holder

PUTRAJAYA, July 17 (Bernama)-- Prime Minister NajibRazak on Tuesday received a courtesy call from United States of America (US) Attorney General Eric Holder, at his office in Perdana Putra Building, here. Holder and his delegation, who are here on a three-day visit, were accompanied by Special Envoy to the United States, Jamaluddin Jarjis and Attorney-General Abdul Gani Patail. Also present were Special Advisor to the Prime Minister on Internal Relations, Mohammad Kamal Yan Yahaya, Special Officer to the Prime Minister cum Deputy Director, Policy and Research Division, Prime Minister’s Office Mazri Muhammad. The meeting between Najib and the US delegation lasted about half-an-hour. Earlier, Holder and Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Assistance in the Field of Transnational Crime. -- BERNAMA