KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will seek international arbitration if Singapore does not renegotiate the 1962 Water Agreement, said Foreign Minister ...
A day later, Dr Balakrishnan said in Parliament that Dr Mahathir’s comments were a“The 1962 Water Agreement is not about who is richer or poorer," Dr Balakrishnan said."It is about the fundamental principle of respecting the sanctity of agreements."
"Any breach of the 1962 Water Agreement would call into question the Separation Agreement, and this Separation Agreement is the basis of our existence of an independent sovereign state. "Our longstanding position is that neither Malaysia nor Singapore can unilaterally change the terms of this agreement between our two countries."Singapore Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan with Malaysian counterpart Saifuddin Abdullah during a joint press statement on Tuesday . He said: “We are honouring the agreement, which is why we say we can review 25 years after the agreement is signed”.
"So I don't understand what English is used by the Singaporean Foreign Minister to interpret it in such a manner," he said.He claimed Dr Balakrishnan had also insinuated that Malaysia has problems with governance."That is a malicious accusation, it is hitting below the belt," he said.
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