Appreciated efforts: Trump posing with Zulkifeli (left) and Zulhasnan in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC.
PUTRAJAYA: US President Donald Trump has expressed his government’s gratitude to Malaysia for its assistance in the search and rescue efforts after the USS John S. McCain warship was involved in a collision off Johor on Monday.
This was conveyed to Malaysian ambassador to the United States Tan Sri Dr Zulhasnan Rafique and National Security Council director-general Tan Sri Zulkifeli Mohd Zin in Washington on Thursday.
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