Y.A.B. Prime Minister, Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Abdul Razak, made a Visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from 13 to 14 May 2011. Y.A.B. Prime Minister accompanied by Y.A.Bhg. Datin Sri Rosmah Mansor, Wife of the Prime Minister and officials from the Prime Minister's Office.
2. Y.A.B. Prime Minister had an audience with His Majesty King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques. After the meeting, Y.A.B. Prime Minister announced that Malaysia stands fully behind the recent actions undertaken by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states to achieve peace, reconciliation and the long-term stability in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
3. In addition, Malaysia supports the national dialogue process launched by Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa to address the aspirations of the people of Bahrain and to de-escalate the tensions in the country. Considering these facts, Prime Minister Najib is pleased to state that Malaysia stands ready to contribute peacekeepers to the Kingdom of Bahrain, if invited to do so by the Bahraini leadership.
4. The meeting was followed by a lunch hosted by HRH Prince Muqrin Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Director General of Saudi Arabia General Intelligence Directorate. Y.A.B. Prime Minister and Datin Sri also took the opportunity to travel to Jeddah to perform umrah in Makkah Al Mukarramah on the same day. Y.A.B Prime Minister is scheduled to visit Qatar after Saudi Arabia.
Embassy of Malaysia
Riyadh
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
14 May 2011
