Japan's former PM Shinzo Abe on special visit to Malaysia


PUTRAJAYA: Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe is on a special visit to Malaysia from March 10 to 12 in conjunction with the 40th anniversary of Malaysia's Look East Policy (LEP) and the 65th anniversary of Malaysia-Japan relations.

During the special visit, Abe, who is also the special envoy of Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, is scheduled to meet the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah on Friday (March 11) at Istana Negara, according to a Foreign Ministry statement.

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