PETALING JAYA: US President Donald J. Trump has congratulated newly sworn in Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
“President Donald Trump congratulates Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad on having been sworn in today (May 10) as the new Prime Minister of Malaysia,” said a statement by the White House posted on the US embassy Kuala Lumpur Facebook page on Friday (May 11).
Dr Mahathir was sworn in as the seventh Prime Minister before Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Muhammad V at Istana Negara on Thursday (May 10) night.
The statement also said that Trump congratulated all Malaysians in their participation in the election.
It added that the United States looked forward to continue working closely with Malaysia to further strengthen the US-Malaysia Comprehensive Partnership, and to address common international and regional challenges.
It said the US-Malaysia relationship was rooted in longstanding and strong people ties, democratic values, and commercial relations.
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