BEIJING, Sept 19 – His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia has arrived in China for a four-day state visit.
His Majesty, who ascended the throne on Jan 31, 2024, is making his maiden state visit to China at the invitation of President Xi Jinping.
The special aircraft carrying His Majesty departed from the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) Subang Air Base at about 9.40 am and arrived at the Official Terminal, Beijing Capital International Airport at 3.30pm on Thursday (Sept 19).
Accompanying His Majesty on the visit are Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook, and Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming.
Tunku Temenggong of Johor Prince Idris Ibrahim, who arrived at the same airport in a separate aircraft at about 3pm, is also accompanying His Majesty on the visit.
Sultan Ibrahim was received at the airport by China’s Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Sun Weidong, China’s Ambassador to Malaysia Ouyang Yujing, Malaysian Foreign Ministry secretary-general Datuk Seri Amran Mohamed Zain and Malaysia’s Ambassador to China Datuk Norman Muhamad.
His Majesty received the salute from a guard of honour mounted by the People’s Liberation Army.
His Majesty’s visit symbolises the robust state of bilateral relations between Malaysia and China that have continued to grow since its elevation to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in 2013.
