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M’sia-S’pore ties remain good

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Saifuddin talks to the press. Photo: Bernama
Saifuddin talks to the press. Photo: Bernama

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia-Singapore relations remain good despite the need for further discussions on several matters, Foreign Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah said yesterday.

“Our relations with Singapore remain good. There are some issues but we are talking to each other, and that is very important.

“Most importantly, the discussions are going on. I am confident the discussions are moving in the right direction,” he told reporters at Wisma Putra here after receiving a memorandum from NGOs in support of the freedom for Palestine.

Saifuddin said that besides him, four key persons would be holding discussions on specific topics and issues with their Singapore counterparts.

They are Transport Minister Anthony Loke, Economic Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali, Attorney General Tommy Thomas and Foreign Ministry secretary-general Datuk Seri Muhammad Shahrul Ikram Yaakob.

It was reported that the 14th meeting of the Joint Ministerial Committee for Iskandar Malaysia (JMCIM) between Malaysia and Singapore scheduled for Jan 14 had been postponed.

It had been reported that Singapore wanted the meeting postponed because it claimed that Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Osman Sapian had trespassed into Singapore waters on Jan 9 during a visit to Johor Bahru port. Osman had insisted that he did not trespass into Singapore waters and that all he did was to watch Malaysian security teams doing their job.

Saifuddin said Malaysia and Singapore would be steadfast in their negotiations. – Bernama

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