PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak contacted Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and extended Aidilfitri greetings to the president and Indonesian people, saying Malaysia valued their friendships.
The phone conversation, which lasted about 10 minutes, took place during the Aidilfitri open house which Najib hosted at Seri Perdana, the prime minister's official residence on Friday, Sept 10.
He told reporters that during the conversation they agreed to review existing mechanisms to further strengthen the bilateral ties.
The prime minister stressed that Malaysia would continue to work on maintaining close relations with Indonesia.
"Malaysia will ensure ties are intact although there are groups staging demonstrations in front of the Malaysian embassy (in Jakarta).
"What is important is, we cannot allow any party to undermine our very meaningful relations," he said.
Najib said it was also important for both sides to work on restoring the relations to a stronger foundation.
The prime minister stressed that both sides needed a better mechanism to ensure no recurrence of incidents which could jeopardise bilateral relations.
To a question, Najib said they both agreed on the importance of educating the peoples of both countries on the need to respect each other's sentiments.
"The peoples of both countries should look into a future that is more meaningful for everyone," Najib said.
Both sides also agreed to move forward to thrash out border issues, he added.
On another note, the prime minister told Susilo that there were thousands of people attending the open house, hosted by him and his cabinet colleagues, and that among them were Indonesians.
"I also conveyed to SBY (Susilo) that several Indonesians here have expressed the hope that he could ensure bilateral relations remain intact," he said.
Najib's wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor as well as the two deputy foreign ministers, Senator A. Kohilan Pillay and Datuk Richard Riot, were present when the prime minister made the call. - Bernama
The phone conversation, which lasted about 10 minutes, took place during the Aidilfitri open house which Najib hosted at Seri Perdana, the prime minister's official residence on Friday, Sept 10.
He told reporters that during the conversation they agreed to review existing mechanisms to further strengthen the bilateral ties.
The prime minister stressed that Malaysia would continue to work on maintaining close relations with Indonesia.
"Malaysia will ensure ties are intact although there are groups staging demonstrations in front of the Malaysian embassy (in Jakarta).
"What is important is, we cannot allow any party to undermine our very meaningful relations," he said.
Najib said it was also important for both sides to work on restoring the relations to a stronger foundation.
The prime minister stressed that both sides needed a better mechanism to ensure no recurrence of incidents which could jeopardise bilateral relations.
To a question, Najib said they both agreed on the importance of educating the peoples of both countries on the need to respect each other's sentiments.
"The peoples of both countries should look into a future that is more meaningful for everyone," Najib said.
Both sides also agreed to move forward to thrash out border issues, he added.
On another note, the prime minister told Susilo that there were thousands of people attending the open house, hosted by him and his cabinet colleagues, and that among them were Indonesians.
"I also conveyed to SBY (Susilo) that several Indonesians here have expressed the hope that he could ensure bilateral relations remain intact," he said.
Najib's wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor as well as the two deputy foreign ministers, Senator A. Kohilan Pillay and Datuk Richard Riot, were present when the prime minister made the call. - Bernama
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