M'sian PM, Najib Arrives In Phnom Penh For Asean Summit

From Jamaluddin Muhammad PHNOM PENH (Cambodia), April 3 (Bernama) -- Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak arrived here Monday night for the two-day Asean Summit starting Tuesday. Najib accompanied by his wife Rosmah Mansor arrived at the Phnom Penh International Airport at 10.30pm local time ((Malaysian time: 11.30pm). They were welcomed by Malaysia's Foreign Minister Anifah Aman, Malaysian International Trade and Industry Minister Mustapa Mohamed and Cambodian Tourism Minister Thong Khun. The prime minister will join other Asean leaders in the plenary session after the opening ceremony of the 20th Asean Summit Tuesday morning at the Peace Palace, here. Najib will then attend the Asean Leaders Meeting with Asean Inter-Parliamentary Assembly representatives, civil society organisations representatives and youths' representatives. On Wednesday, the summit retreat and concluding session will be held. Apart from that, Najib is also scheduled to attend the 6th Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT) as well as the 8th Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East Asean Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) meetings. -- BERNAMA