OFFICIAL VISIT OF THE PRIME MINISTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE

TO MALAYSIA

6 - 7 JANUARY 2025

Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore Lawrence Wong will undertake an official visit to Malaysia from 6 to 7 January 2025. The visit is also in conjunction with the 11 th Malaysia-Singapore Leaders’ Retreat on 7 January 2025. Prime Minister Lawrence Wong will be accompanied by his spouse, Madam Loo Tze Lui, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong, along with several other Ministers.

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong will be accorded an official welcoming ceremony at Perdana Putra Complex, Putrajaya, to be followed by a delegation meeting of the Leaders’ Retreat with Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim. A Joint Press Statement will be issued following the Retreat.

During the visit, both sides are expected to take stock of Malaysia-Singapore bilateral relations and discuss regional and international issues of mutual interest. Both Leaders are also scheduled to witness the exchange of the Joint Agreement on Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ), six Memorandum of Understanding (MOUs) and one Letter of Intent (LOI) on education, women and social welfare, climate change, carbon capture and storage, urban development and combatting transnational crimes.

As close neighbours and founding members of ASEAN, Malaysia and Singapore have a long-standing, broad and multifaceted relationship across various fields. Both countries remain each other’s second-largest trading partners, with bilateral trade amounting to USD78.59 billion (RM360.12 billion) from January to November 2024, a 6.7% increase over the same period in 2023.

This year also marks 60 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

PUTRAJAYA

5 January 2025

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OFFICIAL VISIT OF THE PRIME MINISTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE TO MALAYSIA 6 - 7 JANUARY 2025

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