Mahathir leaves for overseas trip

Thu, 23 Oct 1997, 00:00 WIB | Source: AFP

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad
was scheduled to leave for Edinburgh, Scotland, late yesterday to
attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, officials
said.

Recovering from a bad bout of influenza that forced the
premier to take several days off from his hectic schedule,
Mahathir was back in office early yesterday to chair a cabinet
meeting.

The premier will attend the CHOGM meeting from Oct. 24 to Oct.
27, after which he will proceed to Slovenia for a two-day working
visit aimed at shoring up bilateral ties.

He will be accompanied by his wife Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali and a
large delegation of ministers and businesspeople. The Malaysian
leader will return to Kuala Lumpur on Oct. 30.

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