Malaysia And Singapore Agree To Strengthen Investment And Trade Cooperation
KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 (Bernama) -- Malaysia and Singapore have agreed to further strengthen cooperation in the fields of investment and trade, with a focus on key bilateral projects, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
The Prime Minister said the agreement was reached during his meeting with his Singaporean counterpart, Lawrence Wong, on the sidelines of the 46th ASEAN Summit at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre today.
'Prime Minister Lawrence and I expressed our commitment to further enhance cooperation in investment and trade, apart from focusing on key projects such as the JS-SEZ and the RTS Link,' he said in a statement.
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