Tillerson is the first senior official of the Trump administration to visit Malaysia.

Immediately after landing at an airbase on the outskirts of Malaysia’s capital, Tillerson headed to Parliament for his scheduled meeting with Najib.

This is Tillerson’s inaugural visit to Malaysia since his appointment as the US secretary of state on Feb 1.

“The visit will provide the opportunity for both Malaysia and the United States of America to discuss and exchange views on a wide range of bilateral, regional and international issues of mutual interest,” Wisma Putra said in a statement Monday.

Malaysia and the United States enjoy excellent relations with substantial collaboration and cooperation in many areas.

For the period of January to May 2017, total bilateral trade grew 23.3% to RM68.2 billion compared with RM55.3 billion during the corresponding period in 2016.

Tillerson will call on Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi tomorrow.

Tillerson has been in the region since Aug 5.

He travelled to Manila to take part in several regional meetings, including the Asean Regional Forum and the US-Asean Ministerial Meeting.

He was in Thailand prior to his visit to Malaysia.