Sepang, Dec 12 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak left for Tokyo Wednesday night for a four-day working visit in conjunction with the 40th Asean-Japan Commemorative Summit.
The special aircraft carrying Najib and his wife, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, took off from the KL International Airport, here at 10.45pm.
Najib and leaders of the Asean-member nations and Japan are expected to re-emphasise at the summit on their close and long-standing relations besides signing three documents that outline programmes and activities to strengthen their relations.
The prime minister and wife are also scheduled to attend a dinner hosted by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan and his wife, Akie Abe.
Najib, who is also the Finance Minister, is scheduled to have bilateral talks with Abe.
He is also scheduled to deliver a keynote address and open the 32nd conference of the Malaysia-Japan Economic Association (Majeca) and the Japan-Malaysia Economic Association (Jameca).
In addition, Najib is also scheduled to meet Malaysian students in Japan and launch the Tokyo branch of 1Malaysia for Youth (1M4U).
Najib and Rosmah are scheduled to return to Kuala Lumpur on Sunday.
– Bernama
