Obama arrives, Welcome Mr President

Obama arrives in Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR: President Barack Obama arrived at the RMAF base in Subang on Saturday for the much-awaited three-day visit.

The Air Force One jet carrying the American leader touched down at the base at 4.50pm after a six-hour flight from South Korea.  Obama was greeted by Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman.

Air Force One arriving in Subang 

Obama's visit to Malaysia is the first by a sitting US President since President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1966.

Obama's programme on the first day include a state welcoming ceremony at Parliament Square.

He will later pay a courtesy call to the King and attend a state banquet at Istana Negara.

Malaysia is the third leg of Obama's four-nation tour of Asia. Prior to South Korea, he had visited Japan.

He will end the trip with a visit to the Philippines on Monday.

The Star Online

Saturday 26 April,2014.