Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak witnessing the exchanging of documents between Department of Wildlife and National Parks (Perhilitan) director-general Datuk Abd Rasid Samsudin and China Wildlife Conservation Association (CWCA) secretary-general Zang Chunlin in Putrajaya. They signed an agreement for the loan of a pair of giant pandas to Malaysia for 10 years
HE two pandas to be loaned from China is an identifiable symbol of Malaysia's "robust, strong and friendly" relationship with the republic and will be very popular here.
In stating this, Prime Mininster Datuk Seri Najib Razak said he had broached the idea of a possible loan of the pandas during a meeting with China's premier Wen Jiabao in April, and was delighted when Wen gave his consent immediately.
