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PUTRAJAYA: Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Ahmed Al-Jubeir, who corroborated in 2016 the assertion that billions of ringgits transferred to former prime minister, Datuk Seri Najib Razak, was a "donation" Authentic "- arrived in Malaysia for a three-day visit.
Al-Jubeir, accompanied by officials from his ministry, will meet Foreign Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah at Wisma Putra today.
According to Bernama, he is expected to meet with Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad at his office on Friday after returning from Bangkok.
"The meeting will offer both sides an opportunity to discuss strengthening bilateral relations between Malaysia and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and exchange views on various international issues of interest." Mutual, "said Wisma Putra in a statement.
At a meeting in Istanbul in 2016 with then Foreign Minister Anifah Aman, journalists asked Al-Jubeir about the billions of ringgits transferred to Najib's personal bank account. .
"We are aware of the gift and it is genuine, without expecting anything in return.
"We are also fully aware that the Attorney General of Malaysia has conducted a thorough investigation into the matter and found no wrongdoing.
"So, as far as we are concerned, the case is closed," said Al-Jubeir, Malaysiakini said.
Al-Jubeir's statement was repeatedly cited by the Barisan Nasional (BN) government at the time as evidence of no mischief.
After BN's defeat in the May 9 general election, investigators from Malaysia and four other countries reopened their investigation into the 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal and concluded that funds had been diverted from the strategic development company.
Saudi Arabia is Malaysia's second largest trading partner in the Middle East.
Bilateral total trade in 2017 increased by 6.8 percent to RM 15 billion, compared to RM 14.04 billion the previous year.
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