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KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah (pix) He left for Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, today for a special five-day visit.
The Comptroller of the Royal House of Istana Negara Datuk Ahmad Fadil Shamsuddin said the special visit is at the invitation of the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohamed Zayed Al Nahyan.
“The main agenda of this special visit includes discussions between Al-Sultan Abdullah and Sheikh Mohamed Zayed and the top leaders of the UAE government regarding their intention to donate 500,000 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine to Malaysia for the purpose of the third phase of the clinical trial in the country, ”he said in a statement issued today by Istana Negara.
Ahmad Fadil said that Al-Sultan Abdullah will also discuss efforts to strengthen and improve bilateral relations between Malaysia and the UAE and cooperation in various sectors.
During the special visit, the King is also scheduled to attend a welcome program with the Malaysian diaspora in the United Arab Emirates and visit the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and the Abu Dhabi Covid-19 Vaccination Center. Dhabi.
In order to ensure safety and compliance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to curb the spread of Covid-19, Ahmad Fadil said that the King’s special visit is also subject to the SOP set by the governments of Malaysia and the Emirates. United Arab.
“To comply with the SOP, Al-Sultan Abdullah and all the members of the royal delegation have already taken their Covid-19 test four days (96 hours) before their departure to Abu Dhabi, and will take another test upon arrival in Abu Dhabi. International Airport, ”he said.
Al-Sultan Abdullah and his delegation will also be tested for Covid-19 before departing from Abu Dhabi and upon arrival at the Bunga Raya Complex of Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
Upon his return, Her Majesty will self-quarantine for 10 days in Istana Negara as required by the Ministry of Health, while other members of the delegation, at the locations stipulated by the ministry.
Ahmad Fadil said the special visit is Al-Sultan Abdullah’s third visit to Abu Dhabi after the first in June 2019 and the second, a private visit at the invitation of Sheikh Mohamed Zayed, in November of the same year.
Sheikh Mohamed Zayed also visited Malaysia last year at the invitation of Al-Sultan Abdullah in conjunction with the King’s installation on July 30, 2019.
The United Arab Emirates is Malaysia’s largest trading partner in the West Asia region with a bilateral trade value of US $ 6.42 billion (RM25.9 billion) in 2019. -Called
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