Abdullah to Visit Western Australia
Bernama – 16 Feb. 2006
KUALA LUMPUR - Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi will make a two-day working visit to Western Australia beginning next Tuesday.

Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said Wednesday Abdullah was scheduled to receive a Doctorate of Technology from the Curtin University during the visit.

The visit showed that Malaysia and Australia shared a strong relationship in education, he told reporters after launching the "Open Letter" art exhibition at the National Art Gallery here.

The Prime Minister would also meet Malaysian students as well as local leaders in Western Australia.

Abdullah had made an official visit to Australia in April last year.

The National Art Gallery and the Australian High Commission is holding the exhibition for two months from Wednesday. Admission is free.

On his three-day trip to Doha beginning this Friday, Syed Hamid said he would address the United States-Islamic World Forum on Malaysia's experience in handling a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural and multi-religious people.

He said the forum was to enable participating countries to engage constructively and create a better understanding about the Muslim world.

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