SINGAPORE: Singapore and Malaysia are making progress on longstanding bilateral issues, with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Thursday (Dec 4) saying this is being done constructively as he stated that water is “no longer a contentious issue” for Malaysia.
“There are differences, of course, but there’s no hostility. And we don’t take action, whether Singapore or Malaysia, to frustrate these movements,” said Mr Anwar, during a joint press conference with his Singapore counterpart Mr Lawrence Wong.
The two prime ministers were addressing questions from reporters about the outstanding complex issues between the two countries after an hour-long meeting at the 12th Singapore-Malaysia Leaders’ Retreat on Thursday at The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore hotel.
Earlier in his opening remarks, Mr Wong said that several longstanding issues were discussed, such as airspace, water and maritime delimitation.
Mr Anwar later said in response to a journalist’s question that both sides need to agree to facilitate the process of addressing the longstanding issues and to have some clarity and not create issues for the future.
