Malaysia
plans to complete the Kedah class corvette with Naval Strike Missile SSM with
range 185km from Kongsberg Norway
(image : KDA)
France, Norway
offer to sell arms
FRANCE
and Norway yesterday offered
to supply Malaysia
with military equipment as a means of enhancing trade relations.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said French President
Francois Hollande raised the issue of supplying Rafale jet-fighters and combat
helicopters for the Royal Malaysian Air Force's multirole combat aircraft
programme during their discussion.
He said France
was also keen to sell more Airbus passenger aircraft to Malaysia.
"France
sees Malaysia
as an important country for economic cooperation," he told Malaysian
journalists after one-on-one meetings with the leaders of the two European
countries here.
Their discussions were held on the sidelines of the Ninth
Asia-Europe Meeting (Asem) Summit at the
National Convention Centre here in Laos.
Najib discussed trade issues with Hollande and Norwegian
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg after holding bilateral talks with Pakistani
Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf earlier in the day.
Najib also said following his discussion with Hollande, Air France would start to fly to Kuala Lumpur International
Airport in April.
As for Norway,
Najib said Stoltenberg had highlighted missiles which could be used by the
Royal Malaysian Navy ships.
He said Norway
also wished to provide Malaysia
with the latest technology in oil and gas drilling.
"The technology is said to be able to double oil
extraction rates," he said, adding that Norway had developed sub-sea oil
extraction by using robotic technology without the need to build oil platforms.
On Asem, Najib said he told the delegates that Asia should
learn from the failures and successes of Europe.
Earlier, Najib opened the first Maybank branch here before
witnessing the signing ceremony of a concession agreement between the Laos government and Malaysian company Giant
Consolidated Ltd to build a 220km rail line in Laos.
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