PUTRAJAYA, Oct 28 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the time has come for Malaysia and India to contemporise their relationship.
"We want to have more substance in our strong, warm relationship that we have enjoyed encompassing so many fields, apart from our strong cultural ties.
"And of course, our government-to-government relationship that our predecessors had built over so many years," he said at a dinner hosted by him in conjunction with Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh's visit, at Seri Perdana, here Wednesday night.
Also present were his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor and the Indian premier's wife Gursharan Kaur.
Manmohan is on a three-day official visit to Malaysia beginning Tuesday.
Najib said he was a great admirer of India because it was not only a big country but also a great civilization.
"What we see today under your leadership, is a new India. The country has the courage to transform itself, and to unleash its talent and creativity in so many fields, especially in the field of information and communication technology (ICT).
"We see India making waves, growing at a very impressive rate of more than nine per cent, and with much more promise to come," he said.
Najib said he had read the cover story of The Economist recently which showcased India as a country whose economy would be one to watch and might even surpass the world's expectation.
He also believed that whatever both countries had accomplished today such as the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) and the India-Malaysia CEOs Forum would certainly usher in an exciting period in the two countries' bilateral ties.
Meanwhile, Manmohan in his speech, said the decision to establish the strategic partnership today was truly historic.
He said both countries would work together as partners and close friends which would be conducive to peace, prosperity and sustainable development.
"Our talks today, gave me the confidence that we could transform our relationship at the bilateral and multilateral levels.
"India is keen and willing to work with you all the distance to realise the vision that you had spelt out in Delhi," he said.
Manmohan also said that he had always admired the achievements and leadership of Malaysia which was going through yet another glorious chapter in the long history of this great country.
"When we met in New Delhi early this year, I was greatly impressed by your desire to create a qualitatively new bilateral relations between our two countries for this 21st century.
"India is privileged to work with you and your colleagues to give new meaning and content to our relationship," he said.
"We want to have more substance in our strong, warm relationship that we have enjoyed encompassing so many fields, apart from our strong cultural ties.
"And of course, our government-to-government relationship that our predecessors had built over so many years," he said at a dinner hosted by him in conjunction with Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh's visit, at Seri Perdana, here Wednesday night.
Also present were his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor and the Indian premier's wife Gursharan Kaur.
Manmohan is on a three-day official visit to Malaysia beginning Tuesday.
Najib said he was a great admirer of India because it was not only a big country but also a great civilization.
"What we see today under your leadership, is a new India. The country has the courage to transform itself, and to unleash its talent and creativity in so many fields, especially in the field of information and communication technology (ICT).
"We see India making waves, growing at a very impressive rate of more than nine per cent, and with much more promise to come," he said.
Najib said he had read the cover story of The Economist recently which showcased India as a country whose economy would be one to watch and might even surpass the world's expectation.
He also believed that whatever both countries had accomplished today such as the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) and the India-Malaysia CEOs Forum would certainly usher in an exciting period in the two countries' bilateral ties.
Meanwhile, Manmohan in his speech, said the decision to establish the strategic partnership today was truly historic.
He said both countries would work together as partners and close friends which would be conducive to peace, prosperity and sustainable development.
"Our talks today, gave me the confidence that we could transform our relationship at the bilateral and multilateral levels.
"India is keen and willing to work with you all the distance to realise the vision that you had spelt out in Delhi," he said.
Manmohan also said that he had always admired the achievements and leadership of Malaysia which was going through yet another glorious chapter in the long history of this great country.
"When we met in New Delhi early this year, I was greatly impressed by your desire to create a qualitatively new bilateral relations between our two countries for this 21st century.
"India is privileged to work with you and your colleagues to give new meaning and content to our relationship," he said.
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