I By K. PARKARAN to enhance trade and economic an informal gathering with ties, where at the moment there Malaysian students. KUALA LUMUR: Datuk Seri is plenty of room for improve- Dr Mahathir will then hold a Dr will ment between and the dialogue with Moroccan lead a 160.member delegation three Islamic countries. Islamic Intellectuals. Think comprising several cabinet “While opening up more Tanks and Parliament&ians on ministers, government officials two-way business opportuni- Tuesday. and businessmen on a week ties appears to bc the thrust of In Casablanca the foilowing long visit to Morocco, Libya and the Prime Minister’s visit day, the Prime Minister will Bahrain beginning tomorrow. based on the number of lead- meet the Moroccan business The Prime Minister. whose ing entrcprencurs in his community and visit the nation- itinerary is packed with’sevcral entourage, bilateral talks will al car assembly plant and the bilateral meetings, dialogues also feature prominently,” an technopark. - - and luncheon talks, will be in aide to the Prime Minister Dr Mahathir and his Morocco for an official visit said yesterday entourage will head for Tripoli, from April 15-18 and in Libya Other important areas of dis- Libya on Thursday, where he from April 18-20. cussion during Dr Mahathir’s will meet Gaddafi shortlv after Dr Mahathir, who will he meetings wi?h government arrival. He will then lead the accompanied by his wife Datin heads and leaders will centre Malaysian government delega- Seri Dr Siti Hasmah Ah. winds on terrorism and the current tion for a bilateral meeting with up the three-nation visit’ with a Israel-Palcstinc conflict. Libyan officials led by their working visit to Bahrain from The highlight of his visit is Prime Minister Imbarak April 20-21. cupctctcd to bc his meeting on Abdalla Al-Samekh. The Cabinet Ministers. who Thursdav with Libyan leader Dr Mahathir will visit the will be in the dclcgation arc MU;m113I- Gaddafi. renowned Great Man-Made Works Minister Datuk Seri S. Dr Mahathir will hc meeting River Project in Benghazi on ; International (;addafi on 1,ibyan soil for the Friday before performing Trade and Industry Minister first tirnc. The two leaders have Friday prayers at the Benghazi Datuk Seri ; met on the sidelines during the Mosque with locals. He will Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Non-Aligned Movement and later meet Libyan businessmen ; Organ&ion of Islamic and several business and trade Entrepreneur Development Countries IOIC) summits in the agreements and memoranda of Minister Datuk Nazri Abdul past. understanding are expected to Aziz; and Family and Women “This is going to be different be signed. Development Minister Datuk in view of what has happened to The delegation will arrive in Shahrizat Abdul Jalil. the Islamic world after the Sept Manama, the capital city of Arab-Malaysian Bank Bhd 11 attacks. They are expected Bahrain, on Saturday where Dr chairman Tan Sri Azman to exchange views on battling Mahathir will hold an audience Hashim will lead the 64mem- terrorism and forging Islamic with King Sheikh Khalifa Bin bet- business delegation. unity,” said the aide. Salaman Al-Khalifa. Wisma Putra said in a state- While in Morocco, Dr Besides meeting business- ment that the government Mahathir will have an audience men and holdine bilateral talks. attached importance to the trip with King Mohammed VI, who Dr Mahathir -will open the as it believed it would further was installed as head of state Petronas office in Manama and strengthen bilateral relations two years ago after his father’s deliver a keynote address on and economic cooperation death, in the capital city of “The Power of Knowledge in between Malaysia and the three Rabat. the New Era” at the 31st countries. Hc will also meet his International Federation for The thrust of Dr Mahathir’s Moroccan counterpart Abder- Training and Development visit is expected to be on ways rahmane Youssouffi and have World Conference.