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SINGAPORE: Singapore and Malaysia share a strong economic partnership, and the two countries are building on it further, said President Tharman Shanmugaratnam on Monday (Jul 13).<\/p>\n
Mr Tharman was speaking during an official state visit to Malaysia at an audience with Malaysia’s King Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This is his first state visit to Malaysia, and follows Sultan Ibrahim’s state visit to Singapore in May 2024.<\/p>\n
Mr Tharman cited the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone and the upcoming Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link as two examples of that shared ambition.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey reflect our mutual desire to grow the complementarity between our economies,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The completion of the RTS will also boost exchanges between Singaporeans and Malaysians in areas such as tourism, healthcare and education, he added.<\/p>\n
\u201cUltimately, the physical and economic infrastructure we develop rests on that deeper foundation of social affinity,\u201d Mr Tharman said.<\/p>\n
He noted that Singapore and Malaysia\u2019s relationship has a quality that is \u201cdifficult to find elsewhere\u201d, adding that the bilateral relationship is the consistent choice across every generation of leadership to keep looking to the future and building together.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mr Tharman also added that both countries share a history of coming together in difficult circumstances, and have continued to build on their relationship.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have also had important issues to resolve from time to time \u2013 issues that reflect the very interdependence of the two countries. But we have not let these issues affect our ability to work on positive and new areas of cooperation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat basic orientation, of focusing always on the larger goal of growing together and expanding our shared interests, has made ours a robust relationship \u2013 in fact a bit of a rarity in today\u2019s world.\u201d<\/p>\n
Noting that many Singaporean families have histories and continuing ties across the border, Mr Tharman said that the many Malaysians and Singaporeans who work and live in each other\u2019s countries represent the natural interconnection among the people.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is this enduring sense of kinship and partnership that gives us added confidence as we navigate an increasingly divided world, knowing we can rely on one another,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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