Najib, Obama agree to upgrade ties
PUBLISHED ONApril 27, 2014 6:33 AM
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Sunday that he and US President Barack Obama agreed to upgrade the two countries' ties to a "comprehensive partnership."
"This marks a new phase in our relationship, with greater collaboration in economy, security, education, science, technology," Najib told a joint news conference with Obama following their discussion.
"We also decided to reinfigure senior officials' dialogues as a key forum for high-level discussion."
Najib also said that the two leaders, in a discussion about territorial tensions in the South China Sea, had agreed on the importance of upholding international law.