Published on Tuesday, 01 September 2015 15:28
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak today held a high-profile meeting here with French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and French defence industry representatives.
The meeting, which lasted for about an hour, was held during a courtesy call to Najib at the prime minister's office in Perdana Putra here.
According to a member of Le Drian's delegation, the meeting which was also attended by Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein, among others, discussed on Malaysia's interest to purchase Mistral helicopter carriers.
Le Drian will also co-chair the French-Malaysian Defence Joint High Strategic Committee with his Malaysian counterpart Hishammuddin later today.
The French Tribune newspaper recently suggested that Malaysia was also a possible contender for purchasing one of the Mistral aircraft carriers which had been ordered by Russia from STX France before being cancelled after the Ukrainian standoff in 2014.
According to the French newspaper La Tribune, Malaysia had been interested in buying an aircraft carrier similar to a Mistral for at least 10 years.
-Bernama
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| Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak today held a high-profile meeting here with French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian - BERNAMApix |
French Parliamentary Delegation Calls On Ronald Kiandee
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 (Bernama) -- Dewan Rakyat deputy speaker Datuk Seri Dr Ronald Kiandee today received French Senate's Foreign Affairs, Defence and Armed Forces Committee chairman, Jean-Pierre Raffarin.
Also in attendance were chairman of the National Assembly's Defence and Armed Forces Committee, Patricia Adam as well as eight other members of the French parliament.
Speaking to reporters after the hour-long closed-door meeting, Kiandee said they exchanged views on security and defence issues.
"They also showed appreciation that some of our military equipment have been procured from France," he said.
Kiandee said the French delegation was also briefed on the functions of the Malaysian parliament.
-- BERNAMA
Also in attendance were chairman of the National Assembly's Defence and Armed Forces Committee, Patricia Adam as well as eight other members of the French parliament.
Speaking to reporters after the hour-long closed-door meeting, Kiandee said they exchanged views on security and defence issues.
"They also showed appreciation that some of our military equipment have been procured from France," he said.
Kiandee said the French delegation was also briefed on the functions of the Malaysian parliament.
-- BERNAMA
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