Firm on negotiated solution

Welcome: Najib being greeted on his arrival at the Miri airport. Among them is Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Adenan Satem (fifth right). Najib, who is on a two-day visit to the state in conjunction with the Gawai Dayak celebration, later paid a courtesy call on Sarawak Yang Di- Pertua Negeri Tun Abdul Taib Mahmud. -Bernama

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia and China are committed to finding a negotiated solution to the long-standing territorial dispute between the two countries over the South China Sea, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

In an exclusive interview with China Central Television in Beijing on Friday, Najib said he recognised that both countries have their differences on this matter but the key was to manage the differences in a rational and mature manner.