KUCHING: The Speaker of the United Kingdom (UK) House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, paid a courtesy call on the Premier of Sarawak, Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg, at Wisma Bapa Malaysia here.
Hoyle said the purpose of the meeting on Thursday (Feb 20) was to discuss efforts to strengthen legislative ties and how the UK government could collaborate with Sarawak while strengthening the longstanding friendship between Malaysia and the UK.
"We also talked about joint ventures in the future to see what we could do. I'm pleased to be part of this today.
"Thank you for having me. What a wonderful country. I will go back with great friendships and memories," he said in a report by Bernama.
Earlier, Hoyle also paid a courtesy call on Sarawak Governor Tun Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar at Astana Negeri.
Hoyle's working visit to Malaysia is at the invitation of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul, both of whom he had met during their working visit to the UK back in January.
The UK Parliament Speaker arrived in Malaysia on Monday with engagements in Kuala Lumpur and Sarawak, before leaving for the UK on Friday (Feb 21).
