Dr M Arrives In Busan For Asean South Korea Commemorative Summit

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BUSAN (Bernama): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has arrived at Busan’s Gimhae Air Base to attend the Asean-South Korea Commemorative Summit 2019
The special aircraft carrying the Malaysian premier and wife Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali touched down at the airport at 7.20pm local time Sunday (Nov 24) (6.20pm Malaysian time)
On hand to welcome him at the airport were Korea’s Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Lee Tae-ho and South Korean Ambassador to Malaysia Lee Chi-beom
Foreign Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah and Ambassador of Malaysia to Korea Datuk Mohd Ashri Muda were also present
Besides attending the commemorative summit, Dr Mahathir's itinerary comprises a long list of events, meetings and media interviews, including a dialogue session at the CEO Summit of 2019, Invest Asean and Asean-South Korea Startup Expo
At the CEO dialogue by Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) and Malaysian Investment Development Authority (Mida), Dr Mahathir's discussion will revolve around the theme "New Partnership for the Co-Prosperity of Korea & Asean Business”
He is also scheduled to visit the Malaysian Pavilion at the Invest Asean Exhibition and the Asean-South Korea Innovation Showcase
While in Busan, the Prime Minister will also take the opportunity to visit the Korea Aerospace Industry (KAI), Hyundai Rotem Changwon factory and Samsung Heavy Industries Geoje Shipyard for a tour of Petronas' Floating Liquified Natural Gas (FLNG) 2
After the summit, Dr Mahathir will undertake an official visit to Seoul from Nov 27 to 28 - his first official visit to South Korea since assuming the post as Malaysia’s seventh Prime Minister in May 2018. - BernamaBERNAMA@bernamadotcom[Video] Tun Dr Mahathir @chedetofficial tiba di Busan, Korea SelatanTranslate Tweet456 views0:05 / 1:007:43 PM · Nov 24, 2019·Twitter Media Studio2Retweets10Likes

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