Malaysian Defense Minister Dato Seri Hishammuddin Tun
Hussein made a courtesy call on President Benigno S. Aquino III in Malacañang Palace on Wednesday.
Minister Hishammuddin was accompanied by Malaysian
Ambassador to the Philippines Dato' Mohd Zamri bin Mohd Kassim, Deputy
Secretary General for Policy Suriani binti Ahmad, Director General for
Intelligence Lt. Gen. Datuk Abdul Hadi bin Hj Hussin, and Malaysian Army Field
Commander Lt. Gen. Dato' Sri Zulkiple bin Hj Kassim.
Present on the Philippines ’ side were Department
of National Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin, National Security Council
Secretary Cesar Garcia, Jr., Department of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary
Lacanlale Linglingay, and Department of National Defense Undersecretary Pio
Lorenzo Batino.
Minister Hishammuddin arrived on Tuesday on board Malaysian
Airlines 802. He was welcomed at the Ninoy
Aquino International
Airport by Ambassador Mohd Zamri and
Defense Attaché to the Philippines
Col. Hamzah Ali.
After his courtesy call on President Aquino, the Malaysian
defense minister is scheduled to fly to Cotabato to meet with the Government of
the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)
peace panels, as well as the Malaysian contingent of the International
Monitoring Team.
The Malaysian defense minister and his delegation, which
also included Special Officer to the Minister Faris Hussein Dato' Seri
Hishammudin, Military Advisor Col. Arman Rumaizi bin Hj Ahmad, Policy and
Strategic Planning Division Director Sahipulhijaiman bin Sulaiman, Private
Secretary to the Minister Idamoerni Zakaria, Special Officer Nur Diyanah binti
Abdul Rahiman, Special Officer to the Minister Yaqin bin Mohamad Khan,
Political Secretary Onn Hafiz bin Datuk Ghazi, Personal Security Officer to the
Minister SM Azhari bin Md Supian and Minister of Defense staff Cpl. Abdul Nazir
bin Assan, will return to Malaysia at 5 p.m. on Wednesday.
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