Belgium's trade team to KL

Belgium's trade team to KL

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Belgium's Prince Philippe arrived Saturday for a week-long working visit to boost trade ties, officials said.

Prince Philippe and his 100-member delegation were welcomed at Kuala Lumpur International Airport by Deputy Foreign Minister Leo Michael Toyad and other senior government officials.

The minister-in-attendance was Deputy Transport Minister Mohamed Ali Rustam.

Prince Philippe was accompanied by Belgium's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Foreign Trade Philippe Maystadt. The delegation also included officials of major Belgian companies, trade federations and financial institutions.

The trade visit was organised by the Belgian Foreign Trade Board of which Prince Philippe is honorary chairman.

Apart from working sessions, the delegation will visit Port Klang in Malaysia's central Selangor State and the national carmaker Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Bhd. (Proton) plant near Kuala Lumpur.