Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad(1st,L) meets with Guo Yezhou (2nd,R), vice minister of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), in Putrajaya, Malaysia, July 29, 2018.(Xinhua/Zhu Wei)

PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia, July 30 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia will continue to see China as a good friend and a good partner, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad told Guo Yezhou, a visiting senior official of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Sunday.

Mahathir said the Malaysian government is willing to deepen traditional friendship with China, strengthen exchanges between the ruling parties and expand pragmatic cooperation on all fronts.

He is also looking forward to his upcoming official visit to China, said the prime minister.

Guo, deputy head of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, said China attaches great importance to the Sino-Malaysian relations and will continue to promote traditional friendship and close exchanges between the ruling parties to boost healthy and stable development of bilateral relations.????