On the morning of May 30th, the visiting Prime Minister Najib Razak of Malaysia attended the opening ceremony of the 2014 Beijing Malay International Seminar marking the 40th Anniversary of China-Malaysia diplomatic ties. The Seminar is co-hosted by CPAFFC and Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU). CPAFFC President Li Xiaolin, Vice President Feng Zuoku, BFSU Party Secretary Han Zhen and President Peng Long attended the event with other 200 participants.

Prime Minister Najib made a keynote speech at the seminar. He thanked CPAFFC and other host and sponsors for the support of the event, looked back the history of the people-to-people exchange history of the two countries and made positive comments on the fruitful bilateral relations since its establishment 4 decades ago. Prime Minister Najib said that after 40 years development, the Malaysia-China relations, which has crossed two generations, will be furthered and expanded. He hope that the two civilizations continue to have exchanges and learn from each other and make due contributions to the peace and prosperity of the humankind.

President Li said that Prime Minister Najib’s visit to China and the attendance to the series celebration activities marking the 40th anniversary of bilateral ties showed his great importance attached to the China-Malaysia relations and firm determination to promote it from generation to generation. President Li said that the CPAFFC will join the concerted efforts from the Malaysian side, continue to further the people-to-people communication and cooperation between the two countries in various fields and make unremitting efforts to make the China-Malaysia friendship prosperous and deep-rooted.

After the opening ceremony, the VIPs from the two counties planted the friendship tree together.