TASHKENT, May 5 -- Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin taking a closer look at an item on display during a visit to the Uzbekistan State University of World Languages here Monday. Muhyiddin, who is also education minister, is on a four-day official visit to Uzbekistan. On the right is Professor Shukhrat Kayumov, the rector of the university. -- fotoBERNAMA (2014) COPYRIGHT RESERVED.
TASHKENT: The Malay language took centre stage at Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s first official engagement of his trip to Uzbekistan that saw him speaking partly in Malay to the delight of students learning the language spoken by over 300 million people globally.
The Malaysian deputy prime minister’s visit to the Uzbekistan State University of World Languages (USUWL) here yesterday was also marked by an astounding cultural performance featuring a mixture of Uzbekistan and Malaysian traditional dances and pantun (poetry) recital and songs performed by the university students.
Limited time offer:
Just RM5 per month.
