The two leaders said the neighbours are also seeking new areas of cooperation.
PM Lawrence Wong and his Malaysian counterpart, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, pledged to take their countries' bilateral relationship to even greater heights.
“While the issues are complex and may take some time to resolve, we are fully committed to managing them in a way that will enable our overall bilateral relationship to continue to flourish,” said PM Wong. Establishing that strong rapport and trust will let both leaders send a clear message to each side’s ministers and officials to negotiate and discuss outstanding issues in the right spirit, in a way that will arrive at win-win outcomes, said PM Wong.
PM Wong also said he looks forward to the delivery of promising joint projects such as the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone andMr Anwar said the two neighbours will also look to cooperate in new areas such as culture and tourism, and that he had mooted the possibility with PM Wong for Singapore to deploy teachers up north to teach English and other subjects.
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