BEIJING, Jan. 9 -- Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim met on Wednesday with visiting General Liu Zhenli, member of China's Central Military Commission (CMC) and Chief of the CMC Joint Staff Department, in Putrajaya, Malaysia.
Anwar said that Malaysia and China are close and friendly neighbors, and he has met with Chinese President Xi Jinping several times. Seeing a strong development momentum of bilateral relations between the two countries, he hopes that the national defense ministries and militaries of the two countries further enhance exchanges at all levels, and jointly elevate both sides' defense and security cooperation to a new height.
General Liu noted that under the strategic guidance of two heads of state, the building of a China-Malaysia community with a shared future has reached a new level. China is willing to work with Malaysia to continue deepening friendly exchanges and pragmatic cooperation between the two militaries in all areas and safeguard regional peace, stability, prosperity and development together.
During the visit, General Liu also met and had talks with Malaysian Minister of Defense Datuk Seri Mohamad Khaled Nordin, and Chief of Defense Force General Tan Sri Mohammad Ab Rahman respectively. They exchanged views on international and regional situations, military-to-military relations and other topics. The Malaysian side held a welcome ceremony before the talks.