RIYADH, Oct 19 (Bernama) -- Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim arrived here Thursday to attend the inaugural ASEAN-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit.
The aircraft carrying the prime minister landed at the King Khalid International Airport, located about 35 kilometres north of Riyadh, at 8.15 pm (1.15 am, Oct 20 Malaysian time).
Anwar and other members of the Malaysian delegation were received by Malaysian Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir, Malaysian Foreign Ministry Deputy Secretary-General (Bilateral Affairs) Datuk Norman Muhamad and Malaysian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Datuk Wan Zaidi Wan Abdullah.
Riyadh will host the ASEAN-GCC Summit on Friday at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, and Anwar is scheduled to deliver a speech that will highlight the current Israel-Palestine conflict.