British PM leaves after two-day official visit

Published: Friday April 13, 2012 MYT 10:12:00 AM  ...

SEPANG: British Prime Minister David Cameron, who was on a two-day official visit to Malaysia, left for Myanmar Friday before heading home.

Cameron was seen off at the KL International Airport by Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Richard Riot, Deputy International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir and British High Commissioner to Malaysia Simon Featherstone.

The visit, the first by Cameron after being elected Prime Minister in May 2010 and the first for a British prime minister in almost 20 years, saw the reinforcement of bilateral relations between the two countries.

Cameron was accompanied by Britain's Deputy Trade and Investment Minister Lord Stephen Green and Deputy Minister of Universities and Science David Willets together with a delegation comprising government officials, business leaders and the British media.

On Thursday, Najib and Cameron held bilateral talks for about an hour at Seri Perdana with discussions covering political and diplomatic relations, trade and investment, education and training, science, technology and environment, as well as, defence and security.

His visit precedes that of Britain's Royal Couple Prince William and Princess Katherine, who will visit Johor in September as part of their tour to several countries in conjunction with Queen Elizabeth II's diamond jubilee celebrations. - Bernama

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