KUALA LUMPUR: Her Majesty Raja Zarith Sofiah, Queen of Malaysia, has arrived in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, in conjunction with a special visit to the country.
According to a post on His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia's official Facebook page on Sunday (May 3) night, Her Majesty arrived at Tashkent International Airport at 3.10pm local time and was received by Uzbekistan's Minister of Preschool and School Education Ezozkhon Karimova and Deputy Foreign Minister Bobur Usmanov.
Also present were Malaysia's Ambassador to Uzbekistan Ilham Tuah Illias, Higher Education director-general Datuk Prof Dr Azlinda Azman, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) board chairman Tan Sri Azman Mokhtar and UTM vice-chancellor Prof Dr Mohd Shafry Mohd Rahim.
During the special visit, the Queen, in her capacity as UTM Chancellor, is scheduled to deliver a royal address at a royal conference themed "Scientific Traditions in Islamic Civilisation: Sources, Potential and Challenges" at the International Islamic Civilisation Centre in Tashkent on Tuesday.
Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir is also scheduled to attend the conference.
Raja Zarith Sofiah is also scheduled to witness the exchange of five Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) between UTM and the Centre of Islamic Civilisation as well as universities in Uzbekistan.
Her Majesty departed for Uzbekistan from the Royal Hangar at Senai International Airport, Johor, on Sunday morning. - Bernama
