Singapore minister says republic remains committed to resolving bilateral issues with Malaysia
PublishedFile picture showing Foreign Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah with his Singaporean counterpart Dr Vivian Balakrishnan before a bilateral meeting in Singapore January 8, 2019. — Picture courtesy of Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Both countries are in the midst of solving several bilateral issues that include maritime and airspace. During their bilateral meeting on Jan 8, Balakrishnan and his Malaysian counterpart Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah agreed to establish a working group headed by the permanent secretary of the Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the secretary-general of the Malaysian Foreign Ministry.
According to Balakrishnan, the Transport Ministers and the senior officials from both sides had also been meeting to discuss the arrangements for Seletar Airport and the airspace over Southern Johor, including the instrumented approaches into Seletar Airport, and Malaysia’s Restricted Area over Pasir Gudang.
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