Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said that at the start of his term, he wants to focus on building a good relationship with his Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim.
Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim after their joint press conference in Putrajaya on Jun 12, 2024. KUALA LUMPUR: There will be continuity in terms of Singapore and Malaysia ’s overarching strategic approach in engaging one another moving forward, but also opportunities for new ideas to deepen ties, said
Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong meeting with Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in Putrajaya on Jun 12, 2024. The press conference was Mr Wong’s first one held jointly with a leader of a foreign country. He is on his first overseas tripthen-PM Lee Hsien Loong On Wednesday, Mr Anwar also proposed an idea for Singapore to send its teachers over to teach the English language.
"In fact, we are more similar than we are different. We are two countries with enduring ties of culture, kinship and history. We are both committed to forging more inclusive societies based on good governance and social harmony," said Mr Wong.Both leaders also committed to addressing outstanding issues between the countries, including on water, airspace and maritime borders.
"I am deeply impressed with his agenda and his willingness to be very frank, very open and I think I look forward to a very healthy and strong relations and bond to benefit both our countries," said Mr Anwar. "We are open to hearing from Malaysia if there are proposals for the high-speed rail as well, and whatever the new ideas are, we will keep an open mind and we will discuss it in the right spirit of taking our relationship forward," he said., which aimed to reduce travel time between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur to about 90 minutes, had been discontinued after multiple postponements at Malaysia's request and an eventual lapsing of an agreement in December 2020.
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