King congratulates Mahathir Mohammad on assuming office as Malaysia PM

AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Saturday sent a cable of congratulations to the Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad on assuming the office of the prime minister of Malaysia, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

In the cable, the King stressed Jordan’s keenness to further strengthen relations of friendship and cooperation with Malaysia in various fields to serve the common interests of the two countries and issues of the Islamic nation.