Senators to attend talks in Malaysia

Senators to attend talks in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): The largest delegation of U.S. senators to visit Malaysia will attend a Pacific Dialog Conference that begins this weekend in Penang, the U.S. Embassy said yesterday.

Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad will address the conference, which will provide an opportunity for the senators to exchange views with Asian government officials and business leaders about regional security and economic issues.

The delegation is led by Senators Christopher Bond (Republican-Missouri), Sam Nunn (Democrat-Georgia) and William Cohen (Republican-Maine).

Other members include: John Glenn (Democrat-Ohio), David Pryor (Democrat-Arkansas), Christopher Dodd (Democrat-Connecticut) and Barbara Mikulski (Democrat-Maryland).