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(from left to right) Foreign Minister of Singapore Dr Vivian Balakrishnan and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, during Dr Vivian’s courtesy call to Anwar at Perdana Putra, in Putrajaya, on January 17, 2023. — Picture by FACEBOOK/ANWAR IBRAHIM

Anwar receives courtesy call from Singapore Foreign Minister

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim received a courtesy call from Singapore’s Foreign Minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan this afternoon.

In a Facebook post today, Anwar said during the meeting Balakrishnan and he exchanged views on various bilateral and regional issues of mutual interest.

“I also expressed my desire to focus on the economy and make progress together in solving outstanding bilateral issues in a comprehensive manner,” he said.

Balakrishnan is in Malaysia on a four-day official visit from Sunday to Wednesday (January 15 to January 18).

He also held a meeting today with his counterpart Datuk Seri Zambry Abdul Kadir where both foreign ministers re-affirmed the excellent long-standing close ties between Malaysia and Singapore.

Yesterday, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah granted an audience to Balakrishnan at Istana Negara.

— Bernama

 

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