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Johor river water deal among matters aired to S’pore minister: PM

He says 1962 agreement discussed with city-state’s Dr Vivian Balakrishnan in meet yesterday

Updated 4 years ago · Published on 19 May 2022 3:01PM

Johor river water deal among matters aired to S’pore minister: PM
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob expresses hope that the existing bilateral ties between the Malaysia and Singapore would remain strong for mutual benefit. – The Vibes file pic, May 19, 2022

KUALA LUMPUR – Issues related to the 1962 Johor River Water Agreement were among the matters discussed by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob and Singapore’s Foreign Minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan during their meeting yesterday.

In his latest posting on Facebook, Ismail Sabri said he received a courtesy call from Dr Vivian at his office in Putrajaya yesterday.

“Many issues were discussed including the 10th Malaysia-Singapore Leaders Retreat, bilateral ties, investment, tourism, cross-border issues and the Johor River Water Agreement 1962.

“We also discussed the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High-Speed Rail project, the Johor Baru-Singapore Rapid System Link project, as well as Malaysia-Singapore maritime and airspace issues,” he said.

He also expressed hope that the existing bilateral ties between the two countries would remain strong for mutual benefit. – Bernama, May 19, 2022

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