Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong paid an official visit to Malaysia, meeting with King Sultan Ibrahim.
His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, today granted an audience to Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong at Istana Negara here. Also present at the nearly one-hour meeting at Dewan Seri Mahkota were Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan and Minister of Higher Education Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir. Wong, who is on a two-day official visit in conjunction with the 11th Malaysia-Singapore Leaders ’ Retreat today, arrived with his delegation at Istana Negara at about 8.30 am.
Wong, accompanied by his wife Loo Tze Lui, and his delegation arrived at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Terminal 1 at 6.15 pm yesterday. This is Wong’s second visit to Malaysia since assuming office on May 15, last year. His first visit was on June 11. The Singapore prime minister will be accorded an official welcoming ceremony at the Perdana Putra Complex, Putrajaya today, followed by a delegation meeting of the Leaders’ Retreat with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Wisma Putra, in a statement on Sunday, said that both sides are expected to take stock of Malaysia-Singapore bilateral relations and discuss regional and international issues of mutual interes
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