PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia and Saudi Arabia have agreed to forge stronger cooperation and work together to combat terrorism.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said measures will be taken to enhance cooperation between both nations in upholding security.
Najib said he and Saudi ruler King Salman Abdulaziz Al-Saud today discussed international issues, especially in explaining authentic Islam and in tackling Islamic State terror activities.
“Both countries have agreed that measures to tackle (terrorism) must be stressed on. Actions will be taken to strengthen security and defence.”
Najib was addressing the press at his Seri Perdana official residence here today after hosting an official luncheon for Saudi delegates.
Najib added that the Saudi ruler has also agreed to establish King Salman's Centre for Global Peace to combat extreme narratives.
Earlier today, King Salman and Najib had witnessed the signing of four important memoranda of understanding (MoUs) between the Malaysian and Saudi governments.
The MoUs involve scientific, educational and economic cooperation, labour and human resources, as well as the exchange of news between Bernama and the Saudi Press Agency.
Universiti Malaya is scheduled to confer an honorary Doctor of Letters on King Salman this evening, while the International Islamic University of Malaysia will be awarding an honorary doctorate of Philosophy in Political Science tomorrow.
King Salman's historic four-day state visit to Malaysia began yesterday.
Malaysia is King Salman's first country of visit in Southeast Asia since his ascension to the throne in 2015.
His inaugural visit to Malaysia is at the invitation of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Muhammad V.