MOSCOW, Aug 5 (Bernama) — His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, arrived here today for a six-day state visit to Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The special aircraft carrying His Majesty touched down at the Vnukovo2 International Airport at 2.20 pm (7.20 pm Malaysian time).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sultan Ibrahim was received upon arrival by Russian Science and Higher Education Minister Valery Falkov and Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry State Protocol Department acting director Georgiy Kuznetsov.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Present to welcome His Majesty at the airport were Russian Foreign Affairs Deputy Minister Alexander Pankin and Russian Ambassador to Malaysia Nayl Latypov.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Also present were Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin, as the minister-in-attendance, Foreign Ministry secretary-general Datuk Seri Amran Mohamed Zin and Malaysian Ambassador to Russia Datuk Cheong Loon Lai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The national anthems of both nations were played and His Majesty then walked past a guard-of-honour, accompanied by Falkov and Kuznetsov, before being greeted by dignitaries from both Malaysia and Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After observing the ceremonial march-out of the guard-of-honour, which signified the conclusion of the ceremony, Sultan Ibrahim departed for his hotel in Moscow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the hotel, His Majesty was greeted by the home-based staff of the Embassy of Malaysia and their family members as well as 30 Malaysian students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During the visit, Sultan Ibrahim will be accorded a state welcome ceremony at the Kremlin before holding an official meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and attending a state banquet hosted by the President.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His Majesty will also visit the Central Scientific Research Automobile and Automotive Engines Institute (NAMI) as well as the Tochka Kipeniya Technology and Innovation Hub.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After concluding his programme in Moscow, His Majesty will travel to Kazan in the Republic of Tatarstan for the second segment of the state visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sultan Ibrahim, who ascended the federal throne on Jan 31, 2024, is making his maiden state visit to Russia at the invitation of Putin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This visit has been described as historic as it is the first state visit by a Malaysian Head of State to Russia since diplomatic relations were established in 1967.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is the fourth state visit conducted by Sultan Ibrahim after Singapore, China and Brunei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
— BERNAMA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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