Malaysian MP calls on Modi

New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) Malaysian Member of Parliament and Leader of the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Anwar Ibrahim party called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Thursday during the course of which the two leaders discussed ties between the two nations.

"The two leaders discussed bilateral, regional and global matters of mutual interest," the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said in a statement.

Ibrahim was accompanied by two other MPs of Malaysia, Kesavan Subramanian and Santhara Kumar Ramanaidu.

"Modi also congratulated Ibrahim on his recent election as President of the PKR Party," the PMO statement said. 

Ibrahim was here to participate in the Raisina Dialogue, India's flagship annual geopolitical and geostrategic conference here.