Malaysian Prime Minister set to visit Namibia next week

WINDHOEK – Malaysian Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi is expected to arrive in Namibia next Thursday for a two-day official visit.

Badawi will be accompanied by a 23-member business delegation that is also scheduled to participate in the Malaysia-Namibia Business Forum next Friday. The Deputy Trade Commissioner in the High Commission of Malaysia in Namibia, Nizam Kassim, told Nampa yesterday that the forum will serve as a platform for partnerships and joint ventures between the two countries’ businesses.According to Kassim, the Malaysian companies accompanying the Prime Minister are from various sectors, such as infrastructure development, transportation, education, engineering, agriculture, power transmission, tourism, palm oil and trading.The Malaysian Premier is expected to hold talks with Prime Minister Nahas Angula and President Hifikepunye Pohamba during his visit.Several agreements are expected to be signed on trade and investment.NampaThe Deputy Trade Commissioner in the High Commission of Malaysia in Namibia, Nizam Kassim, told Nampa yesterday that the forum will serve as a platform for partnerships and joint ventures between the two countries’ businesses.According to Kassim, the Malaysian companies accompanying the Prime Minister are from various sectors, such as infrastructure development, transportation, education, engineering, agriculture, power transmission, tourism, palm oil and trading.The Malaysian Premier is expected to hold talks with Prime Minister Nahas Angula and President Hifikepunye Pohamba during his visit.Several agreements are expected to be signed on trade and investment.Nampa