DAVOS, Jan 25 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi will join the ranks of other world leaders and business leaders attending the World Economic Forum here to be interviewed "live" by CNN Friday. He is scheduled to be interviewed by the TV station at 8.30pm Malaysian time. During his three-day working visit here, Abdullah also met with editors from leading media groups, including The Economist, to enable them to have a better insight on developments in Malaysia. On the final day of his visit Friday, the prime minister will hold bilateral meetings with Austrian Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer and former Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz. He will also call on the President of Switzerland, Pascal Counchepin. Abdullah is also expected to hold a meeting with Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google, Inc, the Internet search engine giant which has expressed interest to invest in Malaysia. The prime minister will speak at a plenary session on "The Emerging Asian Community: The Role of Asean" and attend a private meeting with the co-chairs of the 2008 World Economic Forum on East Asia, scheduled to be held in Kuala Lumpur on June 15 and 16.
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