Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak and his wife arrived in the pink city today as part of their six-day visit to the country.
The dignitaries were given a colourful traditional welcome at the Sanganer airport where they were greeted by Rajasthan Industry Minister Rajpal Singh, Tourism minister Krishnendra Kaur Deepa and Jaipur Mayor Ashok Lahoti.
Kalbelia dancers and other artistes enthralled the guests with their performance.
Najib, who had arrived in India on March 30, is on a day's visit to Rajasthan. In the first leg of his visit, Najib went to Chennai, where he interacted with Malaysian students and met Tamil megastar Rajinikanth.
Yesterday, he met President Pranab Mukherjee and Vice President Hamid Ansari in Delhi.
The Malaysia leader also held wide-ranging talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during which the two countries agreed to strengthen their strategic partnership to counter terrorism and extremism.
The countries inked seven pacts, including an air services agreement and a mutual recognition of educational qualifications of the two nations.
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