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Meanwhile in KL: PUTRAJAYA

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim & Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong held a joint press conference on Tuesday (Jan 7) after an agreement was signed on Johor-Singapore special economic zone.

Both leaders are in Putrajaya for 11th Malaysia-Singapore Leaders' Retreat. The annual retreat is a platform for both leaders to set overall direction for bilateral cooperation, to identify new ways to further enhance connectivity to deliver tangible benefits to Singaporeans & Malaysians, S'pore PM's Office said in statement on Sunday.

It's Mr Wong's first retreat since becoming PM
An official welcome ceremony was held for Mr Wong on Tuesday morning, followed by a meeting between delegations from both sides. May 2024. It had originally been scheduled for Dec 8 to 9 last year but was postponed after Mr Wong tested positive for COVID-19...   An official welcome ceremony was held for Mr Wong on Tuesday (today) morning, followed by a meeting between delegations from both sides. 
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The “final settlement” of these issues should be “win-win”, & they should not detract from or frustrate progress in key areas like economic, trade and energy cooperation, said Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.


The 2-day retreat in M'sia is Mr Wong’s first since taking over from Mr Lee Hsien Loong last May, but the pair have met “many times” since his introductory visit last year, said Mr Wong.

Both leaders said they have instructed their respective officials to meet discuss the issues.

“We agreed that … on a quarterly basis we should have some form of short meeting to review (the progress of this). And this may compel our technical team, the experts, to deal with (the issues) expeditiously,” said Mr Anwar.

“They have had good discussions. Some progress has been made, but we are not ready to resolve all of them yet, because they are complex,” said Mr Wong. 
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