Malaysia’s Deputy Premier Ahmed Zahid Hamidi is to visit Sri Lanka today to initiate the ground breaking ceremony of Hyrax Oil Sdn Bhd Lubricants’ proposed lubricant blending plant which will be setup in Muthurajawela.
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Ahmed Zahid Hamidi will be accompanied by his spouse Yang Amat Berbahagia Datin Seri Hamidah binti Khamis, officials and members of a business delegation.
The deputy prime minister also said that the government of Sri Lanka had also asked the Malaysian government to review the issuance of visa for their students so that the annual approval could be turned into approval for the entire study period.
This will be followed by talks with Minister of Foreign Employment Thalatha Atukorale at the ministry at the Assert Arcade Building, at about 11am.
Ahmad Zahid, who arrived here on Monday, will leave for Sri Lanka on Wednesday night for a two-day working visit.
Wan Zaidi said that besides paying a courtesy call on President Maithripala Thursday, the deputy prime minister was also scheduled to make a courtesy call on Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Friday at his office at Temple Tree here.
On cyber security threats, Ahmad Zahid said India believed this could be tackled via the counter-messaging centre recently launched in Kuala Lumpur.
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The visit is also envisaged to expand and increase cooperation in the spheres of political, economic, trade, defense and tourism sectors between the two countries.
