KUALA LUMPUR: The 256th meeting of the Conference of Rulers began today with the Sultan of Perak Sultan Nazrin Shah planting the “Cempaka Kuning” (Michelia champaca) sapling at the compound of Istana Negara to symbolise the chairing of the meeting.
The tree-planting ceremony, held for the second time, was the initiative of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah. The first ceremony was held during the 255th meeting of the Conference of Rulers last year where the Yang Dipertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan Tuanku Muhriz Almarhum Tuanku Munawir planted a “Merbau” sapling.
The symbolic tree-planting ceremony was never held before the appointment of Al-Sultan Abdullah as the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
Before the tree-planting, Raja Nazrin received the royal salute from a guard of honour mounted by the First Battalion of the Royal Malay Regiment at the Dataran Utama.
The meeting was attended by Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, Sultan of Terengganu Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin, Raja of Perlis Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Syed Putra Jamalullail, Tuanku Muhriz and Sultan of Kedah Al Aminul Karim Sultan Sallehuddin Almarhum Sultan Badlishah.
Kelantan was represented by the Tengku Mahkota of Kelantan, Tengku Dr Muhammad Faiz Petra Sultan Ismail Petra and Pahang represented by the Regent of Pahang, Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah Al-Sultan Abdullah.
The Yang Dipertuas Negeri of Penang, Melaka, Sabah and Sarawak also attended the two-day meeting.
— BERNAMA
