KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2\u00a0(NNN-Bernama) —\u00a0New Zealand Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro was accorded a state welcome at\u00a0Malaysia’s national palace here Monday, in conjunction with her maiden four-day visit to the\u00a0country which began Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On arrival at 11 am, Kiro and her husband Dr Richard Davies, were greeted by the Malaysian King Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Queen Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Also present were Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and his wife Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, Deputy Prime Minister Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and Cabinet ministers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The welcoming ceremony at the parade ground began with the Royal Malaysian Air Force central band singing the New Zealand and Malaysian national anthems, which was followed by a 21-gun salute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Governor-General of New Zealand then inspected a guard of honor mounted by four officers and 103 rank-and-file personnel of the First Battalion of the Royal Malay Regiment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kiro and Al-Sultan Abdullah then planted a tree in the palace courtyard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The two leaders then held a meeting and later attended an orchid-naming ceremony during which a hybrid orchid was named Dendrobium Cynthia Kiro in honour of the New Zealand leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A state banquet was also hosted by Their Majesties in honour of the New Zealand Governor-General.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is Kiro\u2019s maiden visit to Malaysia and the Southeast Asian region since assuming office on Oct 21, 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The last state visit by a governor-general of New Zealand was by Dame Patsy Reddy, from Dec 5 to 8, 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
New Zealand is Malaysia\u2019s second largest trading partner in the Pacific region, with total trade between the two nations reaching US$1.42 billion as of June this year, an increase of 15.3 per cent from US$1.27 billion recorded in the corresponding period in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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