KUALA
LUMPUR: China will loan two endangered
baby pandas to Malaysia for 10 years to commemorate strong diplomatic ties
between the two Asian countries, the environment ministry said on Tuesday.
"The
Malaysian government will be receiving a pair of pandas following an agreement
with the China Wildlife Conservation Association," the Natural Resources
and Environment ministry said in a statement.
"This
agreement shows Malaysia's commitment towards China's efforts in increasing the
number of endangered giant pandas, which is estimated at about 1,600
only," it added.
The New
Straits Times newspaper Tuesday said Prime Minister Najib Razak had recently
requested for the pandas during a meeting with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao to
mark the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations.
The
pandas will be kept in special enclosures in a wetland park in Putrajaya, just
south of the capital Kuala Lumpur.
The
environment ministry said the presence of the pandas in Malaysia would promote
awareness of panda conservation in China.
China
is famed for its "panda diplomacy", using the bears as diplomatic
gifts to other countries. Just about 1,600 remain in the wild in China, with
some 300 others in captivity worldwide -- mostly in China.
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AFP/ir
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