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Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition kicks off in Malaysia

Xinhua, March 17, 2015 Adjust font size:

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak officially opened the five-day Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (LIMA) exhibition on Tuesday, with a ceremony fly past by the Royal Malaysian Air Force.

Najib said that Malaysia assumed the chairmanship of ASEAN early this year,"in keeping with this, the overriding theme of LIMA 2015 is on our vibrant region, with many of events focusing on how we can further work and prosper together."

Najib said LIMA 2015 was memorable because all 10 ASEAN defence ministers are attending the exhibition and the ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting (ADMM) was held for the first time in Langkawi two days ago. "We hope that the ASEAN aviation exhibitions, summits and business forums will lead to further cooperation and exchange between our peoples,"he added.

LIMA had grown over the years with 512 exhibitors this year compared with 433 in the last event in 2013.

There are 65 ships and 110 planes from 63 countries joining the event.

China Shipbuilding and Offshore International, China National Precision Machinery Import & Export Corporation and China Shipbuilding Trading also take part in the exhibition.

The Bayi Acrobatic Flying Team of China's airforce performed stunt show at the openning ceremony.

LIMA was first held in 1991 with over 100 exhibiting companies. As it stands today, Lima is one of the most influential exhibitions in southeast Asia. Endi