Xi says China ready to promote "Confucian-Islamic Civilizational Dialogue" with Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping said Wednesday that China stands ready to promote "Confucian-Islamic Civilizational Dialogue" with Malaysia.

China is willing to carry out further cooperation with Malaysia in culture, tourism and education to enhance people-to-people exchanges between the two countries, he added.

Xi made the remarks when meeting with Malaysian King Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar during a state visit to the country.