Singapore's remarks on water agreement 'reckless': Malaysia foreign minister Saifuddin
Malaysian Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah fired a salvo against his Singaporean counterpart Vivian Balakrishnan on Tuesday , saying recent comments made by the latter on the bilateral water agreement were"reckless".
"So I don't understand what English is used by the Singaporean Foreign Minister to interpret it in such a manner," he said in response to a question by lawmaker Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar - a former Minister of Natural Resources and Environment - on the terms of reference for the water agreement discussion.
Dr Balakrishnan said then that the 1962 Water Agreement is not about who is richer or poorer."It is about the fundamental principle of respecting the sanctity of agreements," he said, adding that Dr Mahathir had used “strong, emotive words, no doubt intended to rouse public opinion”. Mr Saifuddin said Malaysia and Singapore agreed to discuss reviewing the agreement when Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad visited the Republic last November.
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