Prime Minister of Malaysia to be on State visit to India from August 19

New Delhi [India], August 18 (ANI): Prime Minister of Malaysia, Dato' Seri Anwar bin Ibrahim, will be on a State visit from August 19 to August 21.
He will be visiting India at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This would be the first visit of PM Anwar Ibrahim to India as the Prime Minister of Malaysia.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim will receive a ceremonial welcome at the Forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan on August 20.
He will also visit Raj Ghat to pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, after which he will hold bilateral discussions with Prime Minister, who will also host a luncheon in his honour, the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is also scheduled to call on the President of India Droupadi Murmu on August 20.
External Affairs Minister, Dr S Jaishankar would also call on Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim during his visit.
India and Malaysia have strong historical and socio-cultural linkages. Our bilateral relationship was elevated to the status of Enhanced Strategic Partnership in 2015 during the visit of Prime Minister Modi.
As both countries enter the second decade of Enhanced Strategic Partnership next year, the visit of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim would pave the way for further strengthening of India-Malaysia bilateral ties by charting out a multi-sectoral cooperation agenda for the future.
Minister of State for External Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs Shri V Muraleedharan visited Malaysia on May 31- June 2, last year on a working visit. MOS held bilateral meetings with Datuk Mohamad bin Alamin, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia and YB Ramkarpal Singh, Deputy Minister of the Prime Minister's Department (Parliamentary Affairs) and discussed wide-ranging issues on further deepening bilateral cooperation.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh paid an official visit to Malaysia from in July last year. During the visit, the RM called on the Prime Minister of Malaysia. (ANI)