South African, Malaysian leaders vow to boost ties

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak and the visiting South African President Jacob Zuma agreed on Monday to continue boost bilateral ties between the two countries while share experience on development. Speaking at a joint press conference, Najib said Zuma had showed interest in the transformation program that he launched in 2009. Najib said his government is willing to share the experience. Najib pointed out huge business opportunities for Malaysian companies in South Africa, particularly in areas such as infrastructure development, power generation. Malaysia would also like to explore investment opportunities in South Africa, especially by Petronas, Malaysia's state-owned oil giant. Meanwhile, Zuma said he was looking forward to greater diplomatic ties between South Africa and Malaysia, as the ministers in his delegation were looking at ways to intensify trade relationship.