Prime Minister Najib Razak and wife Rosmah Mansor met with Malaysian students and diaspora at a dinner at the Malaysian Embassy in Washington DC yesterday.
Najib and his wife are in the US capital for a three-day working visit, focused on a meeting with President Donald Trump scheduled for today at the White House.
During the function, the prime minister highlighted the current situation in Malaysia and extended his National Day and Malaysia Day greetings.
There are about 28,000 Malaysians living in cities throughout the United States.
Also present were Foreign Minister Anifah Aman, International Trade and Industry Minister Mustapa Mohamed, Women, Family and Community Development Minister Rohani Abdul Karim, Malaysian Ambassador to the United States Zulhasnan Rafique and Chief Secretary to the Government Ali Hamsa.
Najib disclosed to the gathering that his meeting with President Trump would allow him to explain to the United States that Malaysia was determined to become a developed and promising country with lots of opportunities.
He said Malaysia would continue to support the global effort to fight terrorism and at the same time propagate the true image of Islam.
- Bernama
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