Malaysia's ruling party leader calls on Prime Minister Narendra Modi

New Delhi, Jan 10 Malaysia's ruling party leader Anwar Ibrahim Thursday approached Prime Minister Narendra Modi and talked about two-sided, regional and global issues of mutual interest.

Anwar, a member of the Malaysian Parliament and the leader of the Parti Keadilan Rakyar Party, is in the national funding to partake in the 'Raisina Dialog', considered India's leader yearly geopolitical and geo-strategic conference.

Anwar was accompanied by two other members of the Malaysian Parliament - Kesavan Subramanian and Santhara Kumar Ramanaidu, the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement.

Prime Minister Modi congratulated Anwar on his recent election as President of the PKR Party.

Modi affectionately reviewed their last gathering in Malaysia in May 2018 and passed on his respects to Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.

The two leaders discussed bilateral, regional and global matters of mutual interest, the statement said.

Anwar served as the deputy prime minister of Malaysia from 1993-1998 and as the finance minister from 1991-1998 when he was a member of the UMNO, a major party in the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition.